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| Region | Gibraltar |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Apr 9, 2011 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | On 8 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar ruled that a higher age of consent of 18 for all gay sex was deemed unconstitutional, and thus mandated an equal age of consent of 16. Also at the same time decriminalised heterosexual anal sex and set the age of consent at 16 for that as well. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120327061200/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=21474 |
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edited by beeurd. Correcting date and description, adding source (archive link as original is no longer online)
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2011 | Apr 9, 2011 |
| Description | On 8 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar ruled that a higher age of consent of 18 for all gay sex was deemed unconstitutional, and thus mandated an equal age of consent of 16. Also at the same time decriminalised heterosexual anal sex and set the age of consent at 16 for that as well. | |
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| Sources | On 8 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar ruled that a higher age of consent of 18 for all gay sex was deemed unconstitutional, and thus mandated an equal age of consent of 16. Also at the same time decriminalised heterosexual anal sex and set the age of consent at 16 for that as well. | https://web.archive.org/web/20120327061200/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=21474 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | On 8 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar ruled that a higher age of consent of 18 for all gay sex was deemed unconstitutional, and thus mandated an equal age of consent of 16. Also at the same time decriminalised heterosexual anal sex and set the age of consent at 16 for that as well. |