Current Version
Region | Bahrain |
Issue | Equal age of consent |
Status | Equal |
Start Date | past |
End Date | 2011 |
Description | A Penal Code was enacted in 1976 which decriminalized same-sex activities. It also stated that the age of consent for same-sex activities would be the same as heterosexuals at 21 years old. |
Sources | https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/598311a44.pdf STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION Page 35 |
Revision History (1)
Revision by tut. update
Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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Start Date | Jan 1, 1976 | (NONE) |
End Date | 2019 | 2011 |