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1936 in LGBT Rights

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In 1936, there were 27 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 4 changes made and 3 in the following year. A total of 105 legal changes were made in the 1930s.

  • October 24
    Equal age of consent becomes n/a.
    In 1936, homosexuality was criminalised in Colombia.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    In 1936, homosexuality was punished with 15 years' imprisonment according to the Colombian Civil Code.
  • March 27
    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Melaka with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Perlis with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Pulau Pinang with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Sarawak with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Selangor with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Pahang with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Terengganu with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Negeri Sembilan with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Kuala Lumpur with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1985, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Kelantan with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Putrajaya with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Sabah with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Labuan with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1988, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Kedah with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Perak with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1985, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Malaysia with up to 20 years in prison.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Until 1989, only male homosexuality was criminalised in Johor with up to 20 years in prison.
  • January 2
    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The Criminal Law Consolidation Act of 1935 took effect in South Australia in 1936 and criminalised buggery with up to 10 years in prison.
  • (date unknown)
    Equal age of consent becomes female equal, male n/a.
    Homosexuality is illegal for males in the Gaza strip.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
  • Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
  • Homosexual activity becomes ambiguous.
    The shaping of Cuban law is one of U.S and Spanish influence. Products of it's time as a colony and subsequent military intervention, the Civil Defense Code in 1936 ommitted previous provisions that criminalized homosexuality remanants from Cuba's colonized ruins. This did not mean LGBT Cubans did not face persecution though. Despite no laws that expressely criminalized private same-sex sexual relations, LGBT Cubans were still targeted, leaving the status of same-sex relations in a state of limbo until it's re-clarification in 1979.