The Wolfenden report : Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution, 1954-1957.
The Wolfenden report : Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution, 1954-1957.
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1954-1957?]
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Language
English
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Physical content
1 online resource (20 manuscripts).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Publication information
Publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1954-1957?]
Date Published
[1954-1957?]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This collection contains the records of Britain's Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution. The committee was convened in 1954. Although homosexual acts had been illegal in Britain since 1885, prosecutions increased following World War II. By 1954, more than one thousand men were imprisoned for homosexual offenses. The government took up t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Wolfenden report : Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution, 1954-1957.
Notes
General note
Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II
Date range of documents: 1954-1957.
Reproduction of the orignals from The National Archives (Kew, United Kingdom).
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Record Identifier
74VKazwMgKEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKazwMgKEb
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MMS ID
991024396535402626
