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| Region | Tasmania |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Apr 4, 1924 |
| End Date | May 13, 1997 |
| Description | The Criminal Code of 1924 criminalised male homosexuality in Tasmania with 21 years in prison. Opposition to decriminalisation as well as the harshest punishment out of all Australian states led to the island being dubbed “Bigots’ Island” and the state ignored Australia’s call for federal decriminalisation in 1994 with even attempts to extend the penalty in 1996. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1924-069/lh https://www.amnesty.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa120021996en.pdf https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/commentary/path-to-full-equality |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Apr 4, 1924 |
| End Date | May 13, 1997 |
| Description | The Criminal Code of 1924 criminalised male homosexuality in Tasmania with 21 years in prison. Opposition to decriminalisation as well as the harshest punishment out of all Australian states led to the island being dubbed “Bigots’ Island” and the state ignored Australia’s call for federal decriminalisation in 1994 with even attempts to extend the penalty in 1996. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1924-069/lh https://www.amnesty.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa120021996en.pdf https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/commentary/path-to-full-equality |