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| Region | Belize |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | 1944 |
| End Date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Description | From 1944 until 2016, homosexuality was criminalised in Belize. |
| Sources | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-08-19/belize-anti-homosexuality-legal-provision-struck-down-for-first-time-in-caribbean/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Sentence was awkward
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| Description | Since 1944, homosexuality was criminalised in Belize until 2016. | From 1944 until 2016, homosexuality was criminalised in Belize. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Was not unequal. No age of consent if it's illegal.
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Unequal | N/A |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2003 | 1944 |
| End Date | Aug 10, 2016 | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Description | Section 53 of the Belizean Penal Code criminalized sodomy until being striked down in 2016, coincidely with this illegality the age of consent was unequal. | Since 1944, homosexuality was criminalised in Belize until 2016. |
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| Sources | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-08-19/belize-anti-homosexuality-legal-provision-struck-down-for-first-time-in-caribbean/ |
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created by PersianArchitecture
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2003 |
| End Date | Aug 10, 2016 |
| Description | Section 53 of the Belizean Penal Code criminalized sodomy until being striked down in 2016, coincidely with this illegality the age of consent was unequal. |
| Sources | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ |