Homosexual activity: Legal from Jan 24, 1900 to Oct 14, 1914.
Under the Acts of the Legislature of 1900, there were no laws criminalizing homosexuality at the time. Prior to this, criminal law wasn't codified.
Sources: reader.library.cornell.edu/…
Trans & Lesbiflexible
I'm working on documenting & mapping LGBTQ history across the world every year
Escen on Discord
20
Total Contributions
6
New Entries
14
Edits
3
Accurate Votes
(0.21 Per Edit)
(0.21 Per Edit)
0 Region Ratings
Rate The Regions You've Lived In & Visited
Share your experiences by rating and reviewing the places you've lived or visited.
Rate A RegionRecent Edits
Escen created an entry in Liberia.
Escen edited an entry in Liberia.
"Fixed the homosexuality status"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Oct 14, 1914 to Apr 3, 1978.
Section 114 of the Criminal Code of 1914 punished sodomy with imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to $500.
Sources: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt…
Escen edited an entry in Liberia.
"The source for the very incorrect entry that was previously listed here wasn't even to a criminal code but to the constitution of the country."
Homosexual activity: Legal from Oct 14, 1914 to Apr 3, 1978.
Section 114 of the Criminal Code of 1914 punished sodomy with imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to $500.
Sources: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt…
Escen edited an entry in Argentina.
"minor corrections"
Homosexual activity: Ambiguous from Mar 1, 1887 to Aug 23, 1903.
The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be interpreted…
Sources: Page 31 and 32 of archive.org/details/cdigope…
Escen edited an entry in Argentina.
"The previous entry stated that homosexuality was illegal under this criminal code, though most articles I can find on it interpret the code to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape."
Homosexual activity: Ambiguous from Mar 1, 1887 to Aug 23, 1903.
The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be either way
Sources: Page 31 and 32 of archive.org/details/cdigope…
Escen edited an entry in Liechtenstein.
"updated sources"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1852 to 1989.
Sections 129 and 130 of the penal code of Liechtenstein which criminalized homosexuality were present in the penal code of 1852
Escen created an entry in Liechtenstein.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1852 to 1989.
Sections 129 and 130 of the penal code of Liechtenstein which criminalized homosexuality were present in the penal code of 1852
Escen edited an entry in Turkey.
"this counts as a restriction and not a full ban since HRT is not known to be banned for minors"
Gender-affirming care: Legal, but restricted for minors from (unknown) to (none).
Currently, you must be 18 to undergo SRS but HRT is unknown.
Sources: www.duvarenglish.com/health…
Escen created an entry in Botswana.
Gender-affirming care: Legal from Sep 29, 2017 to (none).
Gender affirming care is not banned and the right to a legal gender change became recognized on this date.
Sources: www.mambaonline.com/2017/12…
Escen edited an entry in Botswana.
"Status changed in 2017"
Gender-affirming care: Restricted from 1985 to Sep 29, 2017.
In 1985, Botswana legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
Sources: www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/…
