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| Region | China |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1949 |
| End Date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Description | After the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong came to power in 1949, they "stamped out anything they deemed deviant or decadent." During the 1960's and 70's, which was during the Cultural Revolution, gay people were subjected to public humiliation and long prison terms. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/06/13/CHN01001.pdf |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1949 |
| End Date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Description | After the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong came to power in 1949, they "stamped out anything they deemed deviant or decadent." During the 1960's and 70's, which was during the Cultural Revolution, gay people were subjected to public humiliation and long prison terms. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/06/13/CHN01001.pdf |