The investigation culminated in a report naming 43 individuals, of whom the Director of Public Prosecutions chose to prosecute 16 men for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, unlawful wounding and other offences related to consensual, private sadomasochistic sex sessions held in various locations between 19. The investigation, led by the Obscene Publications Squad of the Metropolitan Police, began in 1987 and ran for three years, during which approximately 100 gay and bisexual men were questioned by police. Operation Spanner was a police investigation into same-sex male sadomasochism across the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. NI)īlood donation deferral 3 months (incl. MSM activity not grounds for military dischargeīlood donation deferral 3 months (excl. Nikki Sinclaire becomes first openly trans MEP Gay men allowed to donate blood (1 yr deferral) Incitement to homophobic hatred made a crime
Same sex couples granted equal rights to adoptĮqualised access to IVF for lesbian couples MSM activity involving multiple men legal MSM activity made legal (England & Wales)Ĭhris Smith elected as first openly gay MPĪngela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP Pitt-Rivers, Montagu, Wildeblood imprisoned Plans to make lesbian activity illegal defeated Oscar Wilde found guilty of gross indecency Death penalty introduced for MSM activity
