Gay News blasphemy trial

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Whitehouse v Lemon
gptkbp:appealsTo Court of Appeal upheld conviction
House of Lords upheld conviction
gptkbp:charge blasphemous libel
gptkbp:date 1977
gptkbp:defendant Denis Lemon
Gay News Ltd.
gptkbp:endDate £1,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gay News blasphemy trial
gptkbp:impact sparked debate on freedom of expression
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Mary_Whitehouse
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
blasphemy law in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:result guilty
gptkbp:sentence Denis Lemon received suspended prison sentence
gptkbp:significance last successful blasphemy prosecution in the UK
gptkbp:subjectOf poem 'The Love that Dares to Speak its Name'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Justice_Game
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7