ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðə wˈɜːd "hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːəl" ɐpˈɪɹd ɪnðə lˈɔːz ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm, wˌɪtʃ hɐz θɹˈiː ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt lˈiːɡəl sˈɪstəmz: ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd wˈɛlʃ lˈɔː, skˈɑːts lˈɔː ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd lˈɔː
It was the first time the word "homosexual" appeared in the laws of the United Kingdom, which has three independent legal systems: English and Welsh law, Scots law and Northern Ireland law)