Current Version
| Region | Bahrain |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Mar 20, 1976 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A Penal Code was enacted in 1976 which decriminalized same-sex activities. It also stated that the age of consent for same-sex activities would be the same as heterosexuals at 21 years old. |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/598311a44.pdf STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION Page 35 |
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Revision History (3)
edited by Unknownmiles. Making entry current
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 20, 1976 |
| End Date | 2011 | (none) |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1976 | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2019 | 2011 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1976 |
| End Date | 2019 |
| Description | A Penal Code was enacted in 1976 which decriminalized same-sex activities. It also stated that the age of consent for same-sex activities would be the same as heterosexuals at 21 years old. |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/598311a44.pdf STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION Page 35 |