Current Version
| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 1994 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 2007 |
| Description | Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957, as inserted by the Immorality Amendment Act 2 of 1988, set the age of consent for gay and lesbian sex at 19, as opposed to 16 for straight sex. However, in the case of Geldenhuys v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others the Constitutional Court found this discrimination to be unconstitutional, and set 16 as the uniform age of consent retroactively to 27 April 1994. |
| Sources | http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2008/21.html |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 1994 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 2007 |
| Description | Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957, as inserted by the Immorality Amendment Act 2 of 1988, set the age of consent for gay and lesbian sex at 19, as opposed to 16 for straight sex. However, in the case of Geldenhuys v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others the Constitutional Court found this discrimination to be unconstitutional, and set 16 as the uniform age of consent retroactively to 27 April 1994. |
| Sources | http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2008/21.html |