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| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Mar 1, 1887 |
| End Date | Aug 23, 1903 |
| Description | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be interpreted to be a blanket criminalization of sodomy. |
| Sources | Page 31 and 32 of https://archive.org/details/cdigopenaldelar00argegoog/page/n31/mode/2up |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Description | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be either way | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be interpreted to be a blanket criminalization of sodomy. |
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edited by Escen. The previous entry stated that homosexuality was illegal under this criminal code, though most articles I can find on it interpret the code to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Legal |
| Description | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code criminalised sodomy as an outrage against good morals. | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code is interpreted by most to have only criminalized sodomy in cases of rape, with consensual homosexual sex between two adults being legal, though it could be either way |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20220119203016/http://www.saij.gob.ar/docs-f/biblioteca_digital/libros/frias-jose_codigo-penal-codigo-procedimientos-criminal_1904/frias-jose_codigo-penal-codigo-procedimientos-criminal_1904.pdf | Page 31 and 32 of https://archive.org/details/cdigopenaldelar00argegoog/page/n31/mode/2up |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Mar 1, 1887 |
| End Date | Aug 23, 1903 |
| Description | The 1887 Argentine Penal Code criminalised sodomy as an outrage against good morals. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20220119203016/http://www.saij.gob.ar/docs-f/biblioteca_digital/libros/frias-jose_codigo-penal-codigo-procedimientos-criminal_1904/frias-jose_codigo-penal-codigo-procedimientos-criminal_1904.pdf |