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| Region | Kuwait |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Dec 10, 2007 |
| End Date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Description | In 2007, Kuwait passed Article 198 of its Penal Code, which criminalises "imitation of the opposite sex" with up to a year in prison, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender people. |
| Sources | https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/kuwaiti-police-arrest-215-lgbt-people.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/03/30/kuwait-halt-dress-code-crackdown |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 10, 2007 |
| End Date | Feb 16, 2022 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Description | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. LGBT cinema also censored publicly. | In 2007, Kuwait passed Article 198 of its Penal Code, which criminalises "imitation of the opposite sex" with up to a year in prison, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender people. |
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| Sources | https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/kuwaiti-police-arrest-215-lgbt-people.html | https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/kuwaiti-police-arrest-215-lgbt-people.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/03/30/kuwait-halt-dress-code-crackdown |
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| End Date | (none) | Feb 16, 2022 |
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| Description | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. LGBT cinema also censored publically. | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. LGBT cinema also censored publicly. |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "Not really enforced. Only socially enforced"
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| Description | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. LGBT cinema also censored publically. |
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Description | In Kuwait, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws. |
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| Sources | https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/kuwaiti-police-arrest-215-lgbt-people.html | |