Current Version
| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Mar 4, 1988 |
| End Date | Apr 27, 1994 |
| Description | Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957, as inserted by the Immorality Amendment Act 2 of 1988, set the age of consent for gay and lesbian sex at 19, as opposed to 16 for straight sex. Gay male sex was in any case illegal for all ages. |
| Sources | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Immorality_Amendment_Act,_1988 |
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