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police used the gross indecency laws to continue to criminalise gay behaviour and social activity. voiceover: it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. in the ‘80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. by the end of the decade, the number of gross indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. many many lead completely double lives. the writer maureen duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. it was the beginning of a process. but never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. and there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if we re not vigilant. injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disabili ....
it s 8am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in melbourne, in australia, where one of the pope s most senior advisors will appear in court to face charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent, and will clear his name. our correspondent phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne. you saw him arrive a little while ago, what has happened so far? yes, cardinal george pell had to fight his way through a huge media contingent to reach the entrance of the melbourne magistrates court. i can t remember any occasion when there has been such a huge media contingent outside any australian court. magistrate s. it is safe to say george pell is inside the courthouse behind me, and his hearing is scheduled to start in a few minutes. it is a procedural hearing, that is known as a filing ‘s hearing. it does mark the start of legal proceedings against the roman catholic church, the most prominent figure here in australia. he h ....
it s a powerful indication of how little trust there is between president trump and members of congress from his own party. the us house of representatives has voted overwhelmingly for new sanctions on russia, and set them up quite deliberately in a way that makes it very hard for the president to change or dilute them. the sanctions target key russian officials, in retaliation for interference in last year s us election, and in eastern ukraine. they also target north korea and iran. sarah corker reports. i ache, donald jon trump to solemnly swear. . . i ache, donald jon trump to solemnly swear. throughout his first six months in office, he has been facing allegations that russia helped get him elected. i do, donald john trump. this will likely antagonise the kremlin and affect donald trump s efforts to get better relationships with russia. these tough sanctions include goes on doing business with russian companies. we cannot allow any foreign power to interfere in o ....
of how little trust there is between president trump and members of congress from his own party. the us house of representatives has voted overwhelmingly for new sanctions on russia and set them up quite deliberately in a way that makes it very hard for the president to change or dilute them. the sanctions target key russian officials in retaliation for interference in last year s us election and in eastern ukraine. they also target north korea and iran. sarah corker reports. i, donald john trump do solemnly swear. throughout his first six months in office, preisdent trump has been dogged by allegations that moscow interfered to help get him elected. this new bill is likely antagonise the kremlin and complicate mr trump s plans to improve relationships with russia. on this vote, the yays are 419, the nays are three. these tougher sanctions expand restrictions on doing business with russian companies, especially oil and gas projects. we simply cannot allow any foreign po ....
of how little trust there is between president trump and members of congress from his own party. the us house of representatives has voted overwhelmingly for new sanctions on russia and set them up quite deliberately in a way that makes it very hard for the president to change or dilute them. the sanctions target key russian officials in retaliation for interference in last year s us election and in eastern ukraine. they also target north korea and iran. sarah corker reports. i, donald john trump do solemnly swear. throughout his first six months in office, preisdent trump has been dogged by allegations that moscow interfered to help get him elected. this new bill is likely antagonise the kremlin and complicate mr trump s plans to improve relations with russia. on this vote, the yays are 419, the nays are three. these tougher sanctions passed overwhelmingly by the house expand restrictions on doing business with russian companies and limit the president s authority to r ....