Entry #175: Homosexual activity in Hong Kong

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RegionHong Kong
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start DateJul 1991
End Date(none)
DescriptionHomosexuality was legalised in 1991 after Hong Kong repealed its sodomy laws.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.
SourcesCarole 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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DescriptionHomosexuality was legalised in 1991 after Hong Kong repealed its sodomy laws.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.
SourcesCarole 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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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 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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StatusLegal
Start Date1991
End Date(none)
Description(empty)
SourcesCarole 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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