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| Region | Greece |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1823 |
| End Date | Apr 18, 1834 |
| Description | The Penal Code of Revolutionary Greece (Ἀπάνθισμα τῶν Ἐγκληματικῶν; Collection of Criminal Offenses) criminalized men who engaged in same-sex practices (ἀρσενοκοῖται). However, for offenses considered to go against morality, the courts during the Greek Revolution did not apply the provisions of the Apanthisma, but rather the provisions of the Byzantine criminal law, the Basilika. |
| Sources | https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/projustitia/article/download/8171/7935&ved=2ahUKEwiXjLKJyYmXAxWNQ_EDHewJPXgQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1KPOQiaOUaSysnvIyWvxJQ |
Revision History (2)
edited by Antotourou. Since the Basilika was used, female homosexuality was punished by Church canon law but not by secular civil law, as in the previous era
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Male illegal, female uncertain |
created by Antotourou
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1823 |
| End Date | Apr 18, 1834 |
| Description | The Penal Code of Revolutionary Greece (Ἀπάνθισμα τῶν Ἐγκληματικῶν; Collection of Criminal Offenses) criminalized men who engaged in same-sex practices (ἀρσενοκοῖται). However, for offenses considered to go against morality, the courts during the Greek Revolution did not apply the provisions of the Apanthisma, but rather the provisions of the Byzantine criminal law, the Basilika. |
| Sources | https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/projustitia/article/download/8171/7935&ved=2ahUKEwiXjLKJyYmXAxWNQ_EDHewJPXgQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1KPOQiaOUaSysnvIyWvxJQ |