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Region | Angola |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Start Date | Sep 16, 1886 |
End Date | Jan 23, 2019 |
Description | Until 2019, Angola maintained a colonial-era prohibition on non-consensual same-sex activity, which was frequently employed to prosecute consensual same-sex conduct, punishable by up to two years in prison. |
Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tamerragriffin/angola-has-decriminalized-gay-sex?bftw=world |
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edited by jadeywadey. fixing the date
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End Date | Jan 24, 2019 | Jan 23, 2019 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Changing to past tense.
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Description | Angola maintains a colonial-era prohibition on non-consensual same-sex activity, which is frequently employed to prosecute consensual same-sex conduct, punishable by up to two years in prison. | Until 2019, Angola maintained a colonial-era prohibition on non-consensual same-sex activity, which was frequently employed to prosecute consensual same-sex conduct, punishable by up to two years in prison. |
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Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Description | Penalty unknown | Angola maintains a colonial-era prohibition on non-consensual same-sex activity, which is frequently employed to prosecute consensual same-sex conduct, punishable by up to two years in prison. |
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Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tamerragriffin/angola-has-decriminalized-gay-sex?bftw=world |
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Status | Illegal (other penalty) |
Start Date | Sep 16, 1886 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Penalty unknown |
Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Note field is incorrect "It isn't illegal to be homosexual in Angola, and there is no penalty. However, marriage and adoption are illegal. (Sources: I live in Angola)."