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21 October 2016

4246 GB adults surveyed

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The government is issuing thousands of pardons for gay men convicted for consensual same‑sex relationships prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. However, George Montague - convicted in 1974 of gross indecency with a man - has said: “To accept a pardon means you accept that you were guilty. I was not guilty of anything.” and that he wanted an apology rather than a pardon. Do you think that issuing the convicted men who are still living an apology or a pardon would be more appropriate?

Conducted 21 October 2016

YouGov surveyed 4246 GB adults

52%
18%
30%
The government is issuing thousands of pardons for gay men convicted for consensual same‑sex relationships prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. However, George Montague - convicted in 1974 of gross indecency with a man - has said: “To accept a pardon means you accept that you were guilty. I was not guilty of anything.” and that he wanted an apology rather than a pardon. Do you think that issuing the convicted men who are still living an apology or a pardon would be more appropriate?

Conducted 21 October 2016

YouGov surveyed 4246 GB adults

By:
52%
18%
30%

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