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| Region | Kosovo |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1977 |
| End Date | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Description | On June 28, 1977, the Socialist autonomous province of Kosovo (as part of SR Serbia in then SFRY) passed Criminal Law that criminalized consentual male homosexuality. "Unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year (Article 81 (3)). The same sentence remained after reintegration into the legal system of Serbia in 1989. |
| Sources | https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/kosovo |
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edited by Aleksandar. Small update in description
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| Description | On June 28, 1977, the Socialist autonomous province of Kosovo (as part of Serbia in then SFRY) passed Criminal Law that criminalized consentual male homosexuality. "Unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year (Article 81 (3)). The same sentence remained after reintegration into the legal system of Serbia in 1989. | On June 28, 1977, the Socialist autonomous province of Kosovo (as part of SR Serbia in then SFRY) passed Criminal Law that criminalized consentual male homosexuality. "Unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year (Article 81 (3)). The same sentence remained after reintegration into the legal system of Serbia in 1989. |
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created by Aleksandar
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1977 |
| End Date | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Description | On June 28, 1977, the Socialist autonomous province of Kosovo (as part of Serbia in then SFRY) passed Criminal Law that criminalized consentual male homosexuality. "Unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year (Article 81 (3)). The same sentence remained after reintegration into the legal system of Serbia in 1989. |
| Sources | https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/kosovo |