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Departmental committee report (1957)
The Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (better known as the Wolfenden report, after Sir John Wolfenden, the chairman
Wolfenden_report
British educationalist (1906–1985)
Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, CBE (26 June 1906 – 18 January 1985) was a British educationalist known for chairing the Wolfenden Committee whose report
John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
John_Wolfenden,_Baron_Wolfenden
British actor (born 1980)
Wolfenden (born 5 May 1980) is an English actor and screenwriter, known for his role as David Metcalfe in the British soap opera Emmerdale. Wolfenden
Matthew_Wolfenden
British film by Basil Dearden
news report in The New York Times described it as a political work, saying: "the movie is a dramatized condemnation, based on the Wolfenden Report, of
Victim_(1961_film)
the Wolfenden Report's findings and the government's lack of action in light of the report. HLRS lobbied parliament to act upon the Wolfenden Report findings
LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
Surname list
the Wolfenden Report Jeremy Wolfenden (1934–1965), British journalist and spy Matthew Wolfenden (born 1987), British footballer Matthew Wolfenden (born
Wolfenden_(surname)
British journalist and spy (1934–1965)
the Cold War. The son of John Wolfenden, headmaster of Uppingham School, and, later, chairman of the Wolfenden Report which recommended the legalisation
Jeremy_Wolfenden
"consenting adults in private" (following the recommendations of the Wolfenden Report). In 1980 The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act (1980) legalised homosexual
Age-of-consent reform in the United Kingdom
Age-of-consent_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom
Organization
Committee to look into aspects of British sex laws. The resulting report, the Wolfenden Report, was published on 3 September 1957. On 5 March 1958, the academic
Homosexual_Law_Reform_Society
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
a committee led by John Wolfenden to consider the laws on homosexuality. In 1957, the committee published the Wolfenden report, which recommended the decriminalisation
Sexual_Offences_Act_1967
English legislation criminalising sodomy
in private between people over the age of 21), ten years after the Wolfenden report. Jurisdictions in many former colonies have retained such legislation
Buggery_Act_1533
Non-penetrative sex using thighs
661. ISSN 2386-110X. Parr, Denis (1958). "Psychiatric Aspects of the Wolfenden Report: II". The British Journal of Delinquency. 9 (1): 33–43. ISSN 0524-6369
Intercrural_sex
Former British anti-homosexuality law
the Sexual Offences Act 1967, following recommendations made in the Wolfenden report in 1957. However, discrimination against gay men, and LGBT people in
Section_28
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
street prostitution. It was passed following the publication of the Wolfenden report which discussed the rise in street prostitution at the time. Until
Street_Offences_Act_1959
2025 UK Supreme Court case
(28 June 2025). "Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 July 2025. Cooke, Millie
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
For_Women_Scotland_Ltd_v_The_Scottish_Ministers
Theory of jurisprudence
much attention following the publication by the UK Parliament of the Wolfenden Report in 1957, which recommended that homosexuality should be decriminalised
Legal_moralism
British priest and theologian (1893–1983)
commentator. He was one of the 14 committee members who served on the Wolfenden Report on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution. Demant was born on 8 November
V._A._Demant
– The Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (better known as the Wolfenden report, after Lord Wolfenden) was published
Timeline of LGBTQ history in the United Kingdom
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_Kingdom
2017 British law pardoning formerly illegal sex acts
assembly consented on 28 November, and Lexden's proposal was accepted at Lords report stage on 12 December, along with one from Michael Cashman extending the
Alan_Turing_law
Group of men convicted of sexual offences for consensual group sex
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Bolton_7
British judge and legal philosopher (1905–1992)
the debate about homosexuality in British law; in response to the Wolfenden report, he argued, contrary to H. L. A. Hart, that a common public morality
Patrick_Devlin,_Baron_Devlin
American psychiatrist
evil and a sin in a 1963 introduction to the American edition of the Wolfenden Report He was among the first members of the Society for General Systems Research
Karl_Menninger
word "transsexual" is coined by U.S. physician Harry Benjamin; The Wolfenden report recommends decriminalizing consensual homosexual behaviour between
Timeline of LGBTQ history, 20th century
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history,_20th_century
British gay rights campaigner (1923–1999)
in the Wolfenden Report, which in 1957 recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. Wildeblood's testimony to the Wolfenden committee
Peter_Wildeblood
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history month
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ_History_Month
Last people to be executed for sodomy in England
Christchurch. He was described in court proceedings and contemporary newspaper reports as an unmarried labourer, although other sources state he was married and
James_Pratt_and_John_Smith
British lawyer and politician (1900–1967)
443. Maxwell Fyfe subsequently sanctioned the establishment of the Wolfenden Report into homosexuality, but had he known its findings would recommend decriminalisation
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
David_Maxwell_Fyfe,_1st_Earl_of_Kilmuir
adults reporting being subjected to physical violence in public spaces, 65% reporting receiving verbal abuse in public spaces, and 84% reporting feeling
Transgender rights in the United Kingdom
Transgender_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
English lawyer, judge, writer, and philosopher (1829–1894)
public affairs and on the ineluctable conflict between them." The 1957 Wolfenden report recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality and this sparked
James_Fitzjames_Stephen
Men providing sexual services for payment
caused a divide in the UK. For that reason, Sir John Wolfenden chaired the Wolfenden report. The report resulted in the Royal commission stating "it is not
Male_prostitution
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Same-sex adoption in the United Kingdom
Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_Kingdom
closeted at the time of broadcast. In 1957, following the release of the Wolfenden report, BBC Radio broadcast a special programme titled "The Homosexual Condition"
LGBTQ people in the United Kingdom
LGBTQ_people_in_the_United_Kingdom
Irish politician, lawyer and author (1907–1989)
decriminalisation of homosexuality in a debate about implementing the Wolfenden report on 26 November 1958, a debate he had been most prominent in seeking
H._Montgomery_Hyde
British anti-discrimination law
findings of the Equalities Review Panel, chaired by Trevor Phillips, which reported in February 2007. The act is intended to simplify the law by bringing together
Equality_Act_2010
1980s UK police investigation into same-sex male sadomasochism
questioning about 100 gay and bisexual men. The investigation produced a report naming 43 individuals. The Director of Public Prosecutions charged 16 men
Operation_Spanner
Legal philosophy debate
suitable tool to enforce morality, while Hart disagreed. Legal moralism Wolfenden report Hart–Fuller debate Hart–Dworkin debate Allan, James (2017). "Revisiting
Hart–Devlin_debate
Marriages between persons of the same sex". Report on Nullity of Marriage (PDF). Law Reform Commission Reports. Vol. 9. Ireland: Law Reform Commission. October
Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom
Annual LGBTQ event in London, England
this year's 'bi-erasure', damning new report says". PinkNews. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019. "New report slams Pride in London 2017, saying it
Pride_in_London
UK-based charity and advocacy group for LGBTQ+ rights
side taking increasingly extreme positions. A University of Essex internal report released in May 2021 following the cancellation of two visiting speakers'
Stonewall_(charity)
Agreement between two or more people to commit a crime at some time in the future
After the Second World War, due to the fame of several convicts, the Wolfenden report was commissioned by government, and was published in 1957. Thereupon
Criminal_conspiracy
Form of slang
Contact Theatre. In 2015, Dolan also translated sections of the 1957 Wolfenden Report into Polari for a commission from the UK Parliament. Dolan and Richardson
Polari
LGBTQ rights movement in motorsport
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Racing_Pride
LGBT+ wing of the British Conservative Party
"a good sport to LGBT+ Conservatives", Mrs Johnson's speech was widely reported in both UK and international press. This was the first intervention at
LGBT+_Conservatives
Legality of prostitution
positive impact on reducing trafficking in human beings". The Wolfenden Committee Report (1957), which informed the debate in the United Kingdom, states:
Prostitution_law
brightonourstory.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025. "Brighton & Hove City Snapshot: Report of Statistics 2014" (PDF). Corporate Policy and Research Team at Brighton
LGBTQ culture in Brighton and Hove
LGBTQ_culture_in_Brighton_and_Hove
2007 British television film
also focusing on Wolfenden and his homosexual son Jeremy Wolfenden. The Committee first met on 15 September 1954 and published its report on 4 September
Consenting_Adults_(2007_film)
Public school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Homosexual Offences and Prostitution, which in 1957 published the Wolfenden Report that recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Hector Munro
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Queen_Elizabeth_Grammar_School,_Wakefield
Concept of normal sexuality, whether social or personal
of homosexuality in many countries, following the ground-breaking Wolfenden report in the United Kingdom. There is a tendency in Western countries towards
Sexual_norm
LGBT+ political group affiliated to the British Labour Party
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBT+_Labour
1885 law in the UK
large cities. Labouchère proposed his amendment at the last minute, on report stage ("consideration"). Frank Harris, a contemporary, wrote that Labouchère
Labouchère_Amendment
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Sexual orientation and the military of the United Kingdom
Sexual_orientation_and_the_military_of_the_United_Kingdom
LGBT archive in Britain
study of gay activism in Britain, following the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957. The archives are named after the authors Marguerite Radclyffe
Hall–Carpenter_Archives
English annual LGBTQ+ event
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Brighton_Pride
British Conservative politician (1900–1986)
Homosexual Offences and Prostitution recommended decriminalization in the Wolfenden Report of 1957, Boothby claimed that, through his correspondence with Fyfe
Robert_Boothby,_Baron_Boothby
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ_culture_in_London
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
List of the first openly LGBTQ holders of political offices in the United Kingdom
List_of_the_first_openly_LGBTQ_holders_of_political_offices_in_the_United_Kingdom
the report for the independent review was released; it had examined how detectives had handled 10 murders of gay men or transsexuals. The report found
History of violence against LGBTQ people in the United Kingdom
History_of_violence_against_LGBTQ_people_in_the_United_Kingdom
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
that "transgender women are women and trans men are men." In a June 2020 report, the European Commission classified the legal procedures for gender recognition
Gender_Recognition_Act_2004
1958 novel by Iris Murdoch
important aspect of the novel, which was published only one year after the Wolfenden report recommended the decriminalization of private homosexual acts involving
The_Bell_(novel)
US Supreme Court justice from 1988 to 2018
been rejected by most other developed Western countries (as in the Wolfenden Report of 1957 and a 1981 decision of the European Court of Human Rights in
Anthony_Kennedy
Process of categorising acts as crimes
law, a distinction between public and private acts was made in the Wolfenden report, which examined sexual activities (particularly homosexuality and prostitution)
Criminalization
British eye surgeon, author and pioneer gay rights activist
Churches. Retrieved 8 October 2020 Menninger, Karl (1 January 1964). The Wolfenden Report. Lancer. ISBN 978-8142927522. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility
Patrick_Trevor-Roper
UK telephone helpline for LGBT+ people
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Switchboard_(UK)
Public bath in London, England
5. The Wolfenden Report referred to in this instance is that of the Committee on Sport & the Community, chaired by John Wolfenden, whose report, commissioned
Pools_on_the_Park
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ rights in the Falkland Islands
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_Falkland_Islands
Camp characters in the BBC Radio show "Round the Horne"
of Julian and Sandy (LP 1976; CD 2002) Julian and Sandy (CD 2006) Wolfenden report Homosexual acts were partially decriminalised in England and Wales
Julian_and_Sandy
British natural scientist and author
milk for children in schools, and gay rights by contributing to the Wolfenden Report which resulted in decriminalising "homosexual behaviour between consenting
Miriam_Rothschild
European Court of Human Rights court case
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Dudgeon_v_United_Kingdom
January 2001. Britain's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights report on its Overseas Territories on Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland
LGBTQ rights in the Cayman Islands
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_Cayman_Islands
Ancient Greco-Roman drinking cup
wine goblet (report and photograph, May 5), and offered it for sale at £6,000. In those days (before the enactment of the Wolfenden report) the homosexual
Warren_Cup
this principle, homosexuality should not be criminalized. The 1957 Wolfenden Report, which proposed the decriminalization of homosexuality in the United
Criminalization of homosexuality
Criminalization_of_homosexuality
Social identity movements
from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019. "Wolfenden Report, 'Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution
LGBTQ_movements
Form of civil union granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004
nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025. "Registrar General Annual Report 2024 Civil Partnerships | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency"
Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
Civil_partnership_in_the_United_Kingdom
American philosopher and academic (born 1947)
disgust" closely with Lord Devlin and his famous opposition to the Wolfenden report, which recommended decriminalizing private consensual homosexual acts
Martha_Nussbaum
Western Christian Tradition paved the way for the production of the 1957 Wolfenden report and for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's decriminalization of
Derrick_Sherwin_Bailey
2011–2012 British drama series that aired on BBC
from fascists. Bel meanwhile decides that The Hour will run on the Wolfenden Report, but she finds it impossible to get participants. Show-girl Rosa-Maria
The_Hour_(2011_TV_series)
British charity that supports transgender youth
in place in terms of access to medical intervention." In 2017, Mermaids reported that it and its volunteers had been the victims of online harassment. CEO
Mermaids_(charity)
1965 British TV series or programme
possible decriminalisation of male homosexual acts along the lines of the Wolfenden report. In 1971, sex education was the subject for scrutiny in "Sex and Common
Man_Alive_(British_TV_series)
Institutional dichotomy, according to John Wolfenden (responsible for the Wolfenden Report), in his essay The Gap — The Bridge, states that the dichotomization
Institutional_dichotomy
British legal philosopher (1907–1992)
regarding homosexuality that followed the Wolfenden report "didn't go far enough". Despite this, Hart reported later that he got on well personally with
H._L._A._Hart
UK LGBTQ rights legal case
Windlesham, David James George Hennessy (2001), Responses to Crime, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-924741-2 Commission report Judgement from the ECHR
Sutherland_v_United_Kingdom
all erotic conduct between men. Eventually, in 1967, some of the Wolfenden Report's recommendations of a decade earlier led to the decriminalisation of
Gay cruising in England and Wales
Gay_cruising_in_England_and_Wales
are highest in gay/bisexual men, with an estimated 51% of new diagnosis reporting male same-sex sexual activity as the probable route of infection. Between
HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom
HIV/AIDS_in_the_United_Kingdom
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ_rights_in_Jersey
British Army officer
result of these and other charges. Their case eventually led to the Wolfenden Report, which in 1957 recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality in
Michael_Pitt-Rivers
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961
frequently in the House of Lords. In 1957 he gave a cautious welcome to the Wolfenden report (1957) which advocated decriminalising homosexual practices, saying
Geoffrey_Fisher
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ_rights_in_Montserrat
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
its own laws through the Human Rights Act 2001. In January 2023, it was reported that the Isle of Man "is the most LGBTQ legislative policy friendly place"
LGBTQ rights in the Isle of Man
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_Isle_of_Man
partnership rights in 2023. In 2024, the Constitutional Review Commission's report recommended government to ban same-sex marriage in the Virgin Islands. In
LGBTQ rights in the British Virgin Islands
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands
Masonic Lodge based at the University of Oxford
Club and invented the coxless four John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, educationalist who wrote the Wolfenden report Edward Murray Wrong, historian and vice-president
Apollo_University_Lodge
2003 U.S. Supreme Court case on anti-sodomy laws
involved. He cited the Model Penal Code's recommendations since 1955, the Wolfenden Report of 1957, and a 1981 decision of the European Court of Human Rights
Lawrence_v._Texas
Culture shared by LGBTQ people in Cardiff, Wales
2023-02-18. All, Joseph (25 Jun 2020). "Trans rights campaigners criticise reports Boris Johnson is dropping support for self identification". Wales Online
LGBTQ_culture_in_Cardiff
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
LGBTQ rights in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
LGBTQ_rights_in_Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia
law. In the 1960s, Catholic opinion was mixed with regard to the Wolfenden report's recommendation of decriminalizing homosexual acts in England and Wales
Political activity of the Catholic Church on LGBTQ issues
Political_activity_of_the_Catholic_Church_on_LGBTQ_issues
Pressure group
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Labour_for_Trans_Rights
2009. House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (18 June 2008). "Seventh Report of Sessions 2007-2008: Overseas Territories" (PDF). pp. 8, 81–91. Jacobs
LGBTQ_rights_in_Bermuda
Month of 1957
people. Speaking before the House of Lords during a debate on the Wolfenden report, Geoffrey Fisher, the Archbishop of Canterbury, expressed support for
December_1957
American politician
James Paine Wolfenden (July 25, 1889 – April 8, 1949) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was born in Cardington
James_Wolfenden
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Act 1828 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Labouchere Amendment Wolfenden report Sexual Offences Act 1967 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Homosexual
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000
Sexual_Offences_(Amendment)_Act_2000
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