The private members bill sought to clear the names of men convicted for historic homosexual offences that are no longer crimes. November 3, By Justin Bengry. Leave Comment. But these are scare tactics. Continue reading at History Workshop This post was originally published at History Workshop on 23 October UK Labour Party leadership contender Andy Burnham recently proposed automatic pardons for all men convicted of historical homosexual offences that are no longer crimes.
August 4, David Cameron and the Conservatives soon followed suit , likewise promising that if were they to form the next government, men convicted of historical offences would be pardoned. Continue reading at Pink News I never knew my great uncle Cecil Bengry. July 15, Good to us. Unlike every other photo in the tin box, the picture of the Mountie included no information: no caption, no name, no date.
He simply stands there, anonymous, leaning casually against a wooden rail with hips thrust forward, looking confidently and directly at the camera. Posing for effect, he invites observation and perhaps objectification. I struggled to understand this image and the homosocial collection of photos with which it came. We wondered: How do we discern a queer life from incomplete personal effects whose existence and content are often mediated by other family members?
Ultimately, I wondered, was Cecil queer? In June , opposition Conservative UK parliamentarians encountered a new and threatening queer danger. They feared that the Sexual Offences Bill then before them β a measure that would partially decriminalize male homosexual acts β might appear to sanction, and even promote, homosexual activity.
Conservative MP Sir Cyril Osborne therefore proposed an amendment that would make publicizing and publishing lists of [β¦]. October 7, Punishment for this new commercial crime would in fact be even more stringent than existing laws for most homosexual offences; acts of gross indecency were then punishable by up to two years imprisonment. All of my [β¦]. June 10, All of my academic bio pages highlight my work in queer history, and when introducing myself to new classes I describe my research on homosexuality and capitalism.
