Editing Underground press (section)

=== Legal challenges ===
The flaunting of sexuality within the underground press provoked prosecution. ''IT'' was taken to court for publishing small ads for [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]; despite the 1967 [[Sexual Offences Act 1967|legalisation]] of homosexuality between consenting adults in private, importuning remained subject to prosecution. Publication of the ''Oz'' "School Kids" issue brought charges against the three ''Oz'' editors, who were convicted and given jail sentences. This was the first time the [[Obscene Publications Act 1959]] was combined with a moral conspiracy charge. The convictions were, however, overturned on appeal.