Entry #287: Homosexual activity in Netherlands

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RegionNetherlands
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start Date1811
End Date1815
Description1811 French invasion invalidated anti-sodomy statutes. In 1815 the Netherlands declared its independence and did not reintroduce anti-sodomy laws.
Sourceshttp://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/wmv/pdf/timeline_of_lgbt_history.pdf
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  • Sources are invalid or broken "Statement is true. When the French Code Pénal was implemented in the Netherlands, homosexuality was no longer illegal. The source http://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/wmv/pdf/timeline_of_lgbt_history.pdf , gives a page not found error. A replacement source is https://isgeschiedenis.nl/nieuws/geschiedenis-van-de-nederlandse-homo-emancipatie (in Dutch)"


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StatusLegal
Start Date1811
End Date1815
Description1811 French invasion invalidated anti-sodomy statutes. In 1815 the Netherlands declared its independence and did not reintroduce anti-sodomy laws.
Sourceshttp://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/wmv/pdf/timeline_of_lgbt_history.pdf