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| Region | France |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 24, 1791 |
| Description | Before 1791, homosexuality (via sodomy laws) was punishable by death at the stake. The last known execution for consensual same-sex sexual activity was in Paris in 1750, a plaque now commemorates their deaths. |
| Sources | https://glreview.org/article/sodomy-at-the-court-of-louis-xiv/#:~:text=Since%20by%20law%20sodomy%20was,a%20time%20of%20courtly%20frolicking. https://www.storyofacity.com/2020/06/30/celebrating-lgbtq-history-france/ |
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| Description | Before 1791, homosexuality (via sodomy laws) was punishable by death at the stake. | Before 1791, homosexuality (via sodomy laws) was punishable by death at the stake. The last known execution for consensual same-sex sexual activity was in Paris in 1750, a plaque now commemorates their deaths. |
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| Sources | https://glreview.org/article/sodomy-at-the-court-of-louis-xiv/#:~:text=Since%20by%20law%20sodomy%20was,a%20time%20of%20courtly%20frolicking. | https://glreview.org/article/sodomy-at-the-court-of-louis-xiv/#:~:text=Since%20by%20law%20sodomy%20was,a%20time%20of%20courtly%20frolicking. https://www.storyofacity.com/2020/06/30/celebrating-lgbtq-history-france/ |
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1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 24, 1791 |
| Description | Before 1791, homosexuality (via sodomy laws) was punishable by death at the stake. |
| Sources | https://glreview.org/article/sodomy-at-the-court-of-louis-xiv/#:~:text=Since%20by%20law%20sodomy%20was,a%20time%20of%20courtly%20frolicking. |