The "Unnatural Offences" legislation in the Crimes Act 1900 made it a crime to commit homosexual acts, with the consequence of five years in jail.
The New South Wales government has issued a historic apology to the LGTBQIA+ community for laws that criminalised homosexuality until 1984.
"I move that this house on behalf of the people of NSW, apologises unreservedly to those convicted under discriminatory laws that criminalised homosexual acts," Minns said. "As a state we told you you were wrong, but the truth is you were never wrong, these laws were wrong and today we can openly acknowledge that truth."
The only openly gay member of parliament Alex Greenwich called the apology "historic" and said he hopes it comes with more legislative reform.
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