The Age | Gay men receive apology more than 30 years after homosexuality decriminalised The Age Peter McEwan was just 17 when the police caught him caressing another man behind some bushes on Brighton beach in 1967. It was enough for him to receive a criminal conviction while he was still finishing year 12. Premier Daniel Andrews issues a ... A person celebrating gay pride is wrapped in a rainbow flag. Picture: Hussein Malla/AP Victorian laws criminalising homosexuality 'profoundly wrong' Australian state apologises for old homophobic laws |