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| Region | Hong Kong |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 1991 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Homosexuality was legalised in 1991 after Hong Kong repealed its sodomy laws. However, the age of consent was set at 21, higher than that for heterosexual relations. |
| Sources | Carole J. Petersen, Values in Transition: The Development of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement in Hong Kong, 19 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 337 (1997). Available at: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol19/iss2/5 https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ https://www.hkreform.gov.hk/en/publications/rhomosexual.htm#:~:text=Laws%20Governing%20Homosexual%20Conduct,(HKLRC%20Report)&text=The%20key%20recommendation%20was%20to,(Amendment)%20Ordinance%20in%201991. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start month.
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| Start Date | 1991 | Jul 1991 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding description.
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| Description | Homosexuality was legalised in 1991 after Hong Kong repealed its sodomy laws. However, the age of consent was set at 21, higher than that for heterosexual relations. | |
| Sources | Carole J. Petersen, Values in Transition: The Development of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement in Hong Kong, 19 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 337 (1997). Available at: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol19/iss2/5 | Carole J. Petersen, Values in Transition: The Development of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement in Hong Kong, 19 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 337 (1997). Available at: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol19/iss2/5 https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ https://www.hkreform.gov.hk/en/publications/rhomosexual.htm#:~:text=Laws%20Governing%20Homosexual%20Conduct,(HKLRC%20Report)&text=The%20key%20recommendation%20was%20to,(Amendment)%20Ordinance%20in%201991. |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1991 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | Carole J. Petersen, Values in Transition: The Development of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement in Hong Kong, 19 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 337 (1997). Available at: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol19/iss2/5 |
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