1. Some seek personal de-criminalisation and rehabilitation, others have a more fundamental objection to man-made laws and courts as such.

2. Since decriminalisation, the political parties have been abnormally quiet about the issue.

3. Public opinion polls consistently support substantially reduced penalties, and often decriminalisation or limited legalisation.

4. Overall though, gay is good, which is why Sam Snort welcomes the proposed decriminalisation of homosexuality on the part of the Progressive Democrats.

5. Now, Brazil and Ecuador are said to be mulling decriminalisation.