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| Region | Chile |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Aug 26, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On August 26th 2022, the age of consent had been equalized to 14 years after the approval of in Chilean Senate and subsequent approval by the House of Deputies which abolished Article 365. Article 365 was known as the last homophobic law in Chile and activists celebrated it's defeat as a sign for full legal equality for LGBT Chileans. |
| Sources | https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2022/08/24/43335/01/2175738.pdf https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/04/chile-senate-votes-to-equalize-age-of-consent/ |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. More information and an extra source
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| Description | Age of consent equalized to 14 years since 2022. | On August 26th 2022, the age of consent had been equalized to 14 years after the approval of in Chilean Senate and subsequent approval by the House of Deputies which abolished Article 365. Article 365 was known as the last homophobic law in Chile and activists celebrated it's defeat as a sign for full legal equality for LGBT Chileans. |
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| Sources | https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2022/08/24/43335/01/2175738.pdf | https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2022/08/24/43335/01/2175738.pdf https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/04/chile-senate-votes-to-equalize-age-of-consent/ |
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created by JordanB3047
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Aug 26, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Age of consent equalized to 14 years since 2022. |
| Sources | https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2022/08/24/43335/01/2175738.pdf |