“It was a different time back then… it’s not that long ago”

Staff Writer

At age 14 Tom Anderson was charged for homosexual behaviour, despite being the victim of a paedophile. KIIS 101.1’s Matt & Meshel spoke with Tom about the historic formal apology made by Vic Premier Daniel Andrews to the gay community for laws that criminalised homosexual behaviour.

Now in his 50’s Tome said:  “It was a different time back then… it’s not that long ago, I think a lot of young people today would really fail to comprehend seeing how far the gay and lesbian community has come, that there are still people alive who have suffered the indignity of being charged with crimes.”

“To me it’s going to be a big acknowledgment that finally a formal apology, a formal statement saying that I did nothing wrong….”

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