NSW to formally apologise for previously criminalising homosexuality

Chris Minns says he hopes move will bring ‘some semblance of closure’ to those convicted

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The New South Wales government will formally apologise to people convicted under laws criminalising homosexuality in a move the premier hopes will bring closure to those who have been affected.

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, NSW will become the last Australian state to issue an apology after all five others did last decade.

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