Entry #14383: Homosexual activity in Portugal

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RegionPortugal
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start Date1852
End Date1886
DescriptionIn 1852 Portugal adopted a penal code based on the Napoleonic one France saw earlier in the 19th century and did not ban homosexuality.
Sourceshttps://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/


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StatusLegal
Start Date1852
End Date1886
DescriptionIn 1852 Portugal adopted a penal code based on the Napoleonic one France saw earlier in the 19th century and did not ban homosexuality.
Sourceshttps://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/