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| Region | Belize |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 1944 |
| Description | Until 1944, homosexuality was legal in Belize. The Criminal Code of 1888 only provided for life imprisonment for "unnatural carnal knowledge of any person, with force or without the consent of such person" and only declared consensual buggery to be a public nuisance. The consent clause was removed in 1944. |
| Sources | https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-08-19/belize-anti-homosexuality-legal-provision-struck-down-for-first-time-in-caribbean/ |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 1944 |
| Description | Until 1944, homosexuality was legal in Belize. The Criminal Code of 1888 only provided for life imprisonment for "unnatural carnal knowledge of any person, with force or without the consent of such person" and only declared consensual buggery to be a public nuisance. The consent clause was removed in 1944. |
| Sources | https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-08-19/belize-anti-homosexuality-legal-provision-struck-down-for-first-time-in-caribbean/ |