One hundred icons of queer history mapped to mark 40 years since law change Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement When David McCarthy came out to his family as a 14-year-old boy, homosexuality was a crime. It would not be decriminalised for another nine years. âI remember my father talking about the law change,â Mr McCarthy recalls. âHe said, âthis sort of change, son, only comes about very rarelyâ.â JoyFM president David McCarthy was just 14 when he came out as gay. Credit:Chris Hopkins Now president of Australiaâs only LGBTQI+ radio station, Joy 94.9, Mr McCarthy spent his teenage years and early 20s being treated as a criminal for being himself.