Law reform
Found in 235 Collections and/or Records:
Homosexuality: time to grow up (The Scotsman), 26 Jan 1999
A strongly worded opinion piece that the major opponents to equality for gay people such as the church, no longer have the authority or public support to do so. Scaremongering about that a vulnerable 16 year old may not be ready for sex can apply equally to heterosexuals, therefore simple parity, human rights and public opinion support the lowering of the gay age of consent to 16.
"If we legalise… It'll take away all the fun" (The Scotsman), 23 Jul 1998
Cartoon depicting a member of the house of lords holding a bottle of champagne, riding on the back of a man wearing a stereotypical gay leather police costume with the number '16' written on cap.
Is the House of Lords on a collision course with MPs on equality at 16?, 17 Jul 1998
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
'It will be nice not to be on the outside of society', 23 Jun 1998
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
'It will be nice not to be on the outside of society', 23 Jun 1998
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
'It's about being respected by the whole of society', 1 Jul 2003
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Jack and the box (The Scotsman), 2 Jun 2000
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Jackson, Mississippi: Banning same sex marriages (The Week), 6 Nov 2004
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Keeping private lives out of the public arena (The Scotsman), 23 Jun 1998
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Kirk man claims gay lobby has too much influence (The Scotsman), 25 Jan 1999
On the eve of the the UK parliament voting on whether to lower the gay age of consent to age 16, the reverend Bill Wallace stated his opposition to any lowering, citing that less than 1% of people are gay and yet lamenting that they have too much representation in Government.His allegations were refuted as only 2 openly gay cabinet ministers and that, according to the Equality Network, between 4-17% of the population represent as gay.