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| Region | Gabon |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | According to Article 257(4) states that "Any indecent or unnatural act against an individual of the same sex and under eighteen years of age constitutes a violation of morality." Article 256, paragraph 1 states that: Any act of sexual penetration of any kind committed against the person of another, with violence, coercion, threat, surprise or deception, shall constitute rape, regardless of the nature of the relationship between the aggressor and his victim, even if they are married. If the victim is under fifteen years of age, the absence of consent shall always be presumed. Age of consent is unequal as the age of consent for homosexuality is 18 since 2020. Previously was at 21. |
| Sources | Article 256 https://journal-officiel.ga/17697-005-2021/ Article 257 https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20No.%20006%20(2020)%20-%20OR-OFF(fr).pdf https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430 |
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| Description | Age of consent is unequal as the age of consent for homosexuality is 21. | According to Article 257(4) states that "Any indecent or unnatural act against an individual of the same sex and under eighteen years of age constitutes a violation of morality." Article 256, paragraph 1 states that: Any act of sexual penetration of any kind committed against the person of another, with violence, coercion, threat, surprise or deception, shall constitute rape, regardless of the nature of the relationship between the aggressor and his victim, even if they are married. If the victim is under fifteen years of age, the absence of consent shall always be presumed. Age of consent is unequal as the age of consent for homosexuality is 18 since 2020. Previously was at 21. |
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| Sources | https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430 | Article 256 https://journal-officiel.ga/17697-005-2021/ Article 257 https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20No.%20006%20(2020)%20-%20OR-OFF(fr).pdf https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430 |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. Unequal age of consent
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | Set at 18 years. | Age of consent is unequal as the age of consent for homosexuality is 21. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161026090458/http://www.interpol.org/Public/Children/SexualAbuse/NationalLaws/csaGabon.pdf https://www.avert.org/sex-stis/consent | https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430 |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Sources | . . . . . | https://web.archive.org/web/20161026090458/http://www.interpol.org/Public/Children/SexualAbuse/NationalLaws/csaGabon.pdf https://www.avert.org/sex-stis/consent |
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- Status is not correct "According to the source I am about to provide, age of consent is not equal and is 15 for heterosexuals and 21 for homosexuals. Not equal as of 2022. Source: {{Cite web|url=https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430|title=WIPOLex|website=wipolex.wipo.int|access-date=2019-10-05|archive-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509025548/https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430|url-status=live}}"
edited by DuffdeNecker
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| End Date | Jul 4, 2019 | (none) |
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| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Description | No | Set at 18 years. |
| Sources | No |
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | age of consent is 18. | No |