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| Region | La Rioja |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 5, 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Description | In 1983, the Code of Misdemeanours in La Rioja contained Article 39 which criminalised people from "bathing in public places in violation of the rules of decency", "exhibiting oneself in public in clothing contrary to public decency" and "inciting minors under 16 years of age to immoral acts". The article lists that homosexuals and those who are "exhibited on public roads or in public places disguised with clothing of the opposite sex" as people who will receive the maximum penalty, implying that homosexuals are viewed as promoting "immoral acts" to minors and trans people are dressing "indecently" and violate rules of decency if they bathe in accordance to their gender identity. These laws would be repealed in 2000. |
| Sources | https://justicialarioja.gob.ar/images/leyes/CODIGO_DE_FALTAS-Dto_%20Ley_4245-actualizado_con_Dto_840.pdf https://www.saij.gob.ar/7062-local-rioja-codigo-faltas-rioja-lpf0007062-2000-12-21/123456789-0abc-defg-260-7000fvorpyel |
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| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 5, 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Description | In 1983, the Code of Misdemeanours in La Rioja contained Article 39 which criminalised people from "bathing in public places in violation of the rules of decency", "exhibiting oneself in public in clothing contrary to public decency" and "inciting minors under 16 years of age to immoral acts". The article lists that homosexuals and those who are "exhibited on public roads or in public places disguised with clothing of the opposite sex" as people who will receive the maximum penalty, implying that homosexuals are viewed as promoting "immoral acts" to minors and trans people are dressing "indecently" and violate rules of decency if they bathe in accordance to their gender identity. These laws would be repealed in 2000. |
| Sources | https://justicialarioja.gob.ar/images/leyes/CODIGO_DE_FALTAS-Dto_%20Ley_4245-actualizado_con_Dto_840.pdf https://www.saij.gob.ar/7062-local-rioja-codigo-faltas-rioja-lpf0007062-2000-12-21/123456789-0abc-defg-260-7000fvorpyel |