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| Region | Chile |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 12, 1874 |
| End Date | Jul 12, 1999 |
| Description | Article 365 in Chile's Penal Code of 1874 made sodomy a crime and punishable by "minor imprisonment in its medium degree." There were no references made to lesbian sex, so it was technically legal. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/CL%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1874)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 12, 1874 |
| End Date | Jul 12, 1999 |
| Description | Article 365 in Chile's Penal Code of 1874 made sodomy a crime and punishable by "minor imprisonment in its medium degree." There were no references made to lesbian sex, so it was technically legal. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/CL%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1874)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf |