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| Region | Belarus |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 1934 |
| End Date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Description | An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934. During the Soviet Union, Belarus used laws common to all Soviet republics. According to Article 119-1 of the Soviet Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, it was established that homosexual men who have voluntary sexual contact should be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years |
| Sources | museumreforms.ru/node/13816 https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2018/12/17_a_12097333.shtml |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 1934 |
| End Date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Description | An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934. During the Soviet Union, Belarus used laws common to all Soviet republics. According to Article 119-1 of the Soviet Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, it was established that homosexual men who have voluntary sexual contact should be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years |
| Sources | museumreforms.ru/node/13816 https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2018/12/17_a_12097333.shtml |