Bolton 7

Grotesque Violation of Human Rights

Terry Connell and supporters, defiant after the appeal. ©1999 John Hunt/OutRage! London Bolton 7 – Terry Connell to appeal to Europe Today, Friday, 5th March, the Court of Appeal dismissed Terry Connell’s appeal against sentence for consensual gay sex in private: behaviour that would be legal elsewhere in Europe. If he were heterosexual, he would Grotesque Violation of Human Rights

Bolton 7 – Convicted but not jailed

Defence Campaign saved men from prison The Bolton 7 remain convicted of consenting gay sex in the privacy of their own homes: but they walked free from court on 20th February, largely thanks to the high-profile defence campaign that inundated the court with over 400 letters of protest from MP’s, bishops, and human rights groups. Bolton 7 – Convicted but not jailed

Bolton 7: Candlelit Protest at Westminster

100 Protestors Demand Repeal of Antiquated Antigay Laws A hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Palace of Westminster at 7 p.m. on 23rd February, to protest at the prosecution of the ‘Bolton 7’ for consensual sex in the privacy of their own homes. This prosecution, authorised personally by Dame Barbara Mills, head of the Crown Prosecution Bolton 7: Candlelit Protest at Westminster

Bolton 7 – Protests grow louder

Seven Gay Men convicted for consenting sex in private Protests are escalating against the conviction of seven men in Bolton, Greater Manchester, for consenting sex in the privacy of their own homes. The men will be sentenced on 20th February. The judge has warned that some may be jailed. The Bolton 7 were convicted under Bolton 7 – Protests grow louder