Entry #14240: Homosexual activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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RegionBosnia and Herzegovina
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusMale illegal, female legal
Start DateDec 1, 1918
End DateJan 1, 1930
DescriptionIn the first post-medieval Criminal Code of the Principality of Serbia, named "Kaznitelni zakon" (Law of Penalties), adopted in 1860, sexual intercourse "against the order of nature" between males became punishable by from 6 months' to 4 years' imprisonment. As typical for the time, homosexual relations between women were excluded. Serbian law was continued in Yugoslavia
Sourceshttps://www.uzzpro.gov.rs/doc/biblioteka/digitalna-biblioteka/1880-%20Kazneni-zakonik-i-kazneni-postupak-sudski-za-%20nezevinu-Srbiju.pdf
Federal LawYes


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StatusMale illegal, female legal
Federal LawYes
Start DateDec 1, 1918
End DateJan 1, 1930
DescriptionIn the first post-medieval Criminal Code of the Principality of Serbia, named "Kaznitelni zakon" (Law of Penalties), adopted in 1860, sexual intercourse "against the order of nature" between males became punishable by from 6 months' to 4 years' imprisonment. As typical for the time, homosexual relations between women were excluded. Serbian law was continued in Yugoslavia
Sourceshttps://www.uzzpro.gov.rs/doc/biblioteka/digitalna-biblioteka/1880-%20Kazneni-zakonik-i-kazneni-postupak-sudski-za-%20nezevinu-Srbiju.pdf