Romer v Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
Judgment of the US Supreme Court striking down a state constitutional amendment that had the effect of removing gay men and lesbian women from the protection of anti-discrimination laws.
Toonen v Australia, CCPR/C/50/D/488 (1992)
Decision of the UN Human Rights Committee finding that criminalisation of sexual relations between consenting males is a violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Norris v Ireland, 13 Eur. H.R. Rep. 186 (1988)
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ruling against the provisions criminalising 'buggery' between males in Ireland
Dudgeon v United Kingdom, 4 Eur. H.R. Rep. 149 (1981)
Decision of the European Court of Human Rights holding that laws prohibiting homosexual acts between consenting adult males constitutes a violation of the European Convention.
Wolfenden Report, ‘Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Great Britain’
This public report published in 1957 paved the way for decriminalisation of same-sex activity in England & Wales in 1967.