![]() The Minorities Research Group becomes the UK’s first lesbian social and political organisation and goes on to publish a monthly journal – Arena Three. The Homosexual Law Reform Society is founded to campaign for the legalisation of same-sex relationships in the UK. Despite this, the recommendations are rejected by the government. Supporters of this recommendation include the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, and the British Medical Association. ![]() The Wolfenden Committee publishes a report, recommending that ‘homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private should no longer be a criminal offence’. ![]() The Wolfenden Committee is formed after successions of well-known men are convicted of ‘indecency’, calling into question the legitimacy of the law. Roberta Cowell is the first known British trans woman to undergo reassignment surgery and have her birth certificate changed. This is an overview of key dates not just in Stonewall's history, but in the development of lesbian, gay, bi and trans history in terms of social, political and legislative change, representation and visibility.
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