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| Region | Greece |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Apr 19, 1834 |
| End Date | Dec 31, 1950 |
| Description | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the Penal Code of 1834 stipulated in Article 282 that anyone guilty of sodomy (παρὰ φύσιν ἀσέλγεια) shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Penal Code of 1834. |
| Sources | https://medusa.libver.gr/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&p=2cafc322-e6e4-433a-9fcf-b8b0e4d5c7da#recordId=3.2489&srchDb=3 |
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edited by Antotourou. Grammatical minor changes
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| Description | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the penal code of 1834 stipulated in Article 282 that anyone guilty of sodomy shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Criminal Code. | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the Penal Code of 1834 stipulated in Article 282 that anyone guilty of sodomy (παρὰ φύσιν ἀσέλγεια) shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Penal Code of 1834. |
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edited by Antotourou. https://www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/561104002/o-poinikos-kodikas-toy-1823/
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| Start Date | 1834 | Apr 19, 1834 |
| End Date | 1951 | Dec 31, 1950 |
edited by Antotourou. According to the source shown here it's the Article 282 not 274 that criminalizes sodomy. Also the penal code is from 1834, as written correctly in the description, not 1835.
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| Start Date | 1835 | 1834 |
| Description | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the penal code of 1834 stipulated in Article 274 that anyone guilty of sodomy shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Criminal Code. | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the penal code of 1834 stipulated in Article 282 that anyone guilty of sodomy shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Criminal Code. |
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| Start Date | 1834 | 1835 |
| End Date | Dec 23, 1951 | 1951 |
| Sources | https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/199863_genealogia-fyloy-kai-sexoyalikotitas | https://medusa.libver.gr/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&p=2cafc322-e6e4-433a-9fcf-b8b0e4d5c7da#recordId=3.2489&srchDb=3 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | 1834 |
| End Date | Dec 23, 1951 |
| Description | Following the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire, the penal code of 1834 stipulated in Article 274 that anyone guilty of sodomy shall be punished with at least one year imprisonment and police surveillance. Lesbians were not mentioned or acknowledged in the Greek Criminal Code. |
| Sources | https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/199863_genealogia-fyloy-kai-sexoyalikotitas |