The Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offenses and Prostitution, also known as the Wolfenden Report, was published in Britain on 4 September 1957. It was created in response to the number of previously reputable reports. men convicted of homosexual crimes, as well as the increasing number of men sent to prison for homosexual acts. By the end of 1954 alone, more than a thousand men in England and Wales had been sent to prison for precisely this reason. The commission's intention was therefore to decriminalize private homosexual acts, as it began to appear that "homosexuality cannot legitimately be considered a disease, since in many cases it is the only symptom and is compatible with complete mental damage. health in other respects” (Wolfenden Report, 1957). Homosexuality aside, there has also been a focus on "cleaning up the streets" of Britain by enforcing the privatization of prostitution by increasing fines and periods of incarceration for those caught engaging in publicly manifest such acts. However, based on these and other recommendations made by the committee, it is clear that while it was necessary to reduce the number of men criminalized for homosexual acts, the committee, as well as the public, would not were not yet ready to completely decriminalize. homosexuality or prostitution themselves. However, by highlighting such topics, they themselves manage to break down the barriers that divide their own definitions. The committee makes several recommendations regarding changing laws and legislation surrounding the criminalization of homosexuals for what was previously considered sodomy. The basic principle being that "homosexual behavior between...... middle of article...... Committee on Homosexual Offenses and Prostitution (1957). Report of the Commission on Homosexual Offenses and Prostitution. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Devlin, Patrick, Lord (1965). The application of morality. London, New York: Oxford University Press. Duffett, Rachel (March 2014). Consumption, secular rituals and sexuality. Mass media and modern life. Lecture given at the University of Essex, Colchester, UK. Gunter, Lorne (June 18, 2012). Omnibus Bills in Hill's History. Sun Media. Lord Arran (1967). The Times.McKie, Andrew (October 12, 2012). Crusade of good intentions but painful consequences. The Herald, p. 13. Mill, John Stuart (1952). On Freedom. Chicago, Toronto: Encyclopaedia Britannica, p 476. Tatchell, Peter (1992). Europe in pink: equality for lesbians and gays in the new Europe. London: GMP. The Street Offenses Act 1959, article 3.