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| Region | Kuwait |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1960 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex unless you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kuwait/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. fixing grammar of sentence
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| Description | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex until you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex unless you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. |
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edited by cosmeticplague. Reverting to revision #40811: It's illegal
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | Article 193 of Penal Code (Law No. 16) (1960) criminalises consensual intercourse between men of full age (from the age of 21), which carries a possible imprisonment of up to seven years. | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex until you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. |
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| Federal Law | Yes | No |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kuwait-lgbti | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kuwait/ |
edited by billies949. statut correction, legal for female
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| Description | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex until you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. | Article 193 of Penal Code (Law No. 16) (1960) criminalises consensual intercourse between men of full age (from the age of 21), which carries a possible imprisonment of up to seven years. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kuwait/ | https://database.ilga.org/kuwait-lgbti |
edited by Unknownmiles. Link was broken.
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/%202024/%0Acountry-chapters/%20kuwait#:%20~:text=The%2520penal%2520code%2520cr%0Aiminalizes%2520adultery,%20to%2520seven%2520yea%20rs%2520in%2520prison. | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kuwait/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Entry didn’t have enough info
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 1960 |
| Description | Homosexual activity is illegal in Kuwait, it is imprisonment up to 5 years if caught. | Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code explicitly prohibits male homosexual sex for up to seven years in prison. For lesbians, there is no specific law criminalizing it, however it is still technically illegal. This is because in Kuwait you are not able to consent to sex until you're married. So, since gay marriage is not legal in Kuwait and you can't give consent until your married, lesbian sex is illegal. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/kuwait#:~:text=The%20penal%20code%20criminalizes%20adultery,to%20seven%20years%20in%20prison. https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230530173115/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dbe2a.html | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/%202024/%0Acountry-chapters/%20kuwait#:%20~:text=The%2520penal%2520code%2520cr%0Aiminalizes%2520adultery,%20to%2520seven%2520yea%20rs%2520in%2520prison. |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Homosexual activity is illegal in Kuwait, it is imprisonment up to 5 years if caught. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/kuwait#:~:text=The%20penal%20code%20criminalizes%20adultery,to%20seven%20years%20in%20prison. https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230530173115/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dbe2a.html |