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| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Aug 2, 1956 |
| End Date | 1989 |
| Description | The 1956 Sexual Offences Act applied to the Falkland Islands and criminalised buggery as a felony. This remained the case until 1989 although homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/4-5/69/enacted |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Aug 2, 1956 |
| End Date | 1989 |
| Description | The 1956 Sexual Offences Act applied to the Falkland Islands and criminalised buggery as a felony. This remained the case until 1989 although homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/4-5/69/enacted |