Current Version
Region | Jordan |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Start Date | May 25, 1946 |
End Date | 1951 |
Description | When Jordan gained its independence, it still retained the British Mandate Criminal Code that punished homosexuality with up to 10 years in prison. |
Sources | https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AQO5OANDMOMTCX8N/pages/AMDF53YM7EVBQR8Y https://web.archive.org/web/20161020202330/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |
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Original entry | |
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Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Start Date | May 25, 1946 |
End Date | 1951 |
Description | When Jordan gained its independence, it still retained the British Mandate Criminal Code that punished homosexuality with up to 10 years in prison. |
Sources | https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AQO5OANDMOMTCX8N/pages/AMDF53YM7EVBQR8Y https://web.archive.org/web/20161020202330/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |