A Jersey trust which promotes equality is backing plans to plans to lower the gay age of consent to 16.
The Community Relations Trust says it would take away the criminalisation of what it says is a natural act.
Politicians debated plans recently to update the sexual offences law so sex between men is dealt with in the same way as between men and women.
States members voted by 41 to 10 to let a scrutiny panel consider the plans to lower the age of consent.
The Home Affairs Committee said the case for reform was based on rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
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