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| Region | Sudan |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1899 |
| End Date | Jan 30, 1991 |
| Description | While Sudan was a colony, the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 was passed which criminalized “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” that wasn't consensual. Sudan had no laws that criminalized consensual homosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |
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edited by Unknownmiles. adding to description
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Legal |
| End Date | Feb 20, 1991 | Jan 30, 1991 |
| Description | Colonial law passed the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 which criminalises “carnal intercourse” but in practice it was only enforced in non-consensual cases. It is unknown if lesbianism faced similar criminalisation. | While Sudan was a colony, the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 was passed which criminalized “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” that wasn't consensual. Sudan had no laws that criminalized consensual homosexual sex. |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | 1899 |
| End Date | Feb 20, 1991 |
| Description | Colonial law passed the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 which criminalises “carnal intercourse” but in practice it was only enforced in non-consensual cases. It is unknown if lesbianism faced similar criminalisation. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |