Entry #21513: Homosexual activity in Myanmar

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RegionMyanmar
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start Date(unknown)
End DateApr 30, 1861
DescriptionIn pre-colonial Burma, the kingdom's laws contained no prohibition, punishment, or penal restriction on consensual same-sex sexual relations. Legal prosecution and imprisonment only came with the imposition of the British Penal Code that year.
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/birmania-lgbti-es


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StatusLegal
Start Date(unknown)
End DateApr 30, 1861
DescriptionIn pre-colonial Burma, the kingdom's laws contained no prohibition, punishment, or penal restriction on consensual same-sex sexual relations. Legal prosecution and imprisonment only came with the imposition of the British Penal Code that year.
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/birmania-lgbti-es