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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | 1911 |
| End Date | Nov 23, 1951 |
| Description | In 1911-1912, Italy annexed Libya. Under Mussolini's Fascist rule, LGBTQ+ topics were heavily censored, and in Italy, "[h]undreds of ordinary citizens were sent into confinement just because of their homosexuality." |
| Sources | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/andits_eszter.htm https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/italy-annexes-libya |
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| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | 1911 |
| End Date | Nov 23, 1951 |
| Description | In 1911-1912, Italy annexed Libya. Under Mussolini's Fascist rule, LGBTQ+ topics were heavily censored, and in Italy, "[h]undreds of ordinary citizens were sent into confinement just because of their homosexuality." |
| Sources | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/andits_eszter.htm https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/italy-annexes-libya |