Current Version
Region | Queensland |
Issue | Equal age of consent |
Status | Unequal |
Start Date | 1990 |
End Date | Jan 1, 2017 |
Description | Female same-gender sexual activity always legal. Male same-gender sexual activity legalised in 1990. This does not include 'sodomy' (anal intercourse)- it is illegal for anyone regardless of orientation or gender under 18 to partake in. |
Sources | Patterson, C (1992). "Queensland - Years of Change". Australian Gay and Lesbian Law Review 1 (Autumn): 88. |
Revision History (1)
Revision by Pyrasaurus
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End Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 2017 |