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Region | Portugal |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Legal |
Start Date | 1852 |
End Date | 1886 |
Description | In 1852 Portugal adopted a penal code based on the Napoleonic one France saw earlier in the 19th century and did not ban homosexuality. |
Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ |
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Status | Legal |
Start Date | 1852 |
End Date | 1886 |
Description | In 1852 Portugal adopted a penal code based on the Napoleonic one France saw earlier in the 19th century and did not ban homosexuality. |
Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ |