<sod >" Peter Tatchell, the prolific human rights campaigner, said a number of laws were used to prosecute gay men, including those prohibiting "gross indecency", "buggery", "procuring" and soliciting. "People think it was decriminalised in 1967 but these laws were in place until 2003," he told The Independent. Campaigner Peter Tatchell said some laws used to criminalise gay men were in place until 2003 "I think the most important thing is a government apology.< eod>< sod > " Peter Tatchell, the prolific human rights campaigner, said a number of other laws were used to prosecute gay men, including those prohibiting "buggery", "procuring" and "soliciting and importuning". "People think it was decriminalised in 1966 but these laws were in place until 2004," he told The Independent. Campaigner Peter Tatchell said some laws used to criminalise gay men were in place until 2004 "I think the most important thing is a government apology.< eod>