Gay history expunged

YESTERDAY marked the end of a long road for Queensland men found guilty of historic homosexuality offences, with their convictions finally officially expunged, upon application after June 30.

Consensual adult gay sex was a crime in Queensland until January 1991 when it was decriminalised by the Goss government, but convictions before that date have remained on criminal records.

For decades convictions have had to be disclosed when applying for a card to work with children, a visa to travel overseas or for governmentrelated work such as a police officer.