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Public Talk for LGBT History Month: Wolfenden's Biologists
The momentous 1957 Wolfenden Report recommended the partial decriminalisation of male homosexual acts; a recommendation which was eventually enacted in England and Wales by the Sexual Offences Act 1967.
Among those who petitioned the Wolfenden Committee to recommend changing the law were some of Britain’s leading biologists including C. D. Darlington, Ronald Fisher, E. B. “Henry” Ford, Julian Huxley, and Miriam Rothschild. Their testimonies made unprecedented genetic and evolutionary arguments for the naturalisation and legalisation of homosexual acts between consenting adults. Using previously unknown archival sources, Ross will piece together the behind-the-scenes story of these testimonies, looking beyond the scientific arguments to examine the broader personal and cultural issues at stake.
Date:
27 February 2020, 18:30
Venue:
University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Speaker:
Ross Brooks (Oxford Brookes University)
Organiser contact email address:
ross.brooks-2017@brookes.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wolfendens-biologists-tickets-84601382011
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Laura Spence
