1901 in LGBT Rights

In 1901, there were 1 recorded legal change made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 1 change made and in the following year. A total of 8 legal changes were made in the 1900s.

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    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female uncertain.
    The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, came into force in 1901. The Code expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity.