Trudeau to urge pardon for man deemed a dangerous sex offender for being gay in 1960s

The Liberal government has announced that it intends to review the cases of hundreds of gay men who were convicted of sexual offences prior to the legalization of homosexual acts in 1969.

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Specifically, it plans to examine “cases of individuals who were convicted of ‘gross indecency’ and ‘buggery’ in past years, in order to determine if a pardon is warranted.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also “intends to recommend that a pardon under the authority of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy be granted posthumously” to Everett George Klippert, the only Canadian to be declared a dangerous sexual offender simply because he was gay. More...

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