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Labour leadership candidate seeks full pardon for gay<\/a> men<\/a> convicted of \u2018gross indecency\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Labour leadership favourite Andy Burnham called for a blanket pardon for all gay<\/a> men<\/a> convicted under the ‘indeceny’ laws, Friday.<\/p>\n

He said he’ll press prime minister David Cameron for change: the law as it is allows only pardons for living victims who apply to the Home Office.<\/p>\n

‘I was one of the first Labour frontbenchers to call<\/a> for equal marriage, and I believe the next frontier is a law to remove this shadow from our national history.’<\/p>\n

Burnham consulted the proposal with Sir Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions and now a Labour MP.<\/p>\n

Starmer said: ‘Automatic pardons are appropriate in these cases, not only to mark the grossly unjust basis of the convictions but also to send a powerful message to the world about the unacceptability of similar anti-gay<\/a> laws still in existence.’<\/p>\n

There has been ongoing pressure for further action since Alan Turing, the founding father of computer science, was granted a pardon in 2013.<\/p>\n

Burnham said: ‘Alan Turing made a remarkable contribution to our country, but it is not only national heroes that deserve to have their suffering atoned for.<\/p>\n

‘Tens of thousands of men<\/a> were treated appallingly and every one of these convictions is equally shameful.’<\/p>\n

The ‘appalling’ treatment Burnham hints at include chemical castrations and potentially life imprisonment.<\/p>\n

He suggests such a pardon would not merely be a gesture to surviving individuals and families but would have international significance.<\/p>\n

‘It would send a strong message to millions of LGBT individuals around the world, who still live<\/a> in fear of persecution, and to the governments and national leaders that refuse to recognise equal rights,’ he said.<\/p>\n

There are currently five people running for Labour leadership in the UK. Burnham runs alongside shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, and shadow health minister Liz Kendall.<\/p>\n

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