In 1982, the National Conference of the UK’s Campaign for Homosexual Equality unanimously endorsed a Charter of Lesbian and Gay Rights.

The Charter read:

Homosexual equality demands the acknowledgement that homosexuality is a valid form of sexual expression. that lesbians and gay men have the right to life-styles free from social and legal discrimination and that gay people make a contribution to society equal in value to that of heterosexuals.

This requires:

• The elimination of sexism, racism and ageism in all their forms.
• The positive representation in education and the media of homosexuality and the lives of gay people
• The promotion of gay pride and of mutual support within the gay movement

We demand:

1. The right to basic human freedoms: of opinion, of expression, of assembly, of movement, of residence.
2. General equality in criminal law for gay people and heterosexuals and equal application of the law.
3. That consensual sexual acts should not be the concern of the criminal law.
4. The right to have, raise and care for children.
5. The securing of freedom for lesbians and gay men from all forms of violence and intimidation – at work, at home, on the streets.
6. Freedom from interference in our private lives.
7. The end to discriminatory harassment, questioning, arrest, detention or deportation of gay people.
8. The equal right of employment and the protection of that employment.
9. Equal access to all public services.
10. That gay people should receive equal treatment with heterosexuals in all aspects of the civil law.