Entry #37: Homosexual activity in South Africa

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RegionSouth Africa
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateApr 12, 1957
End DateApr 27, 1994
DescriptionThe prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
Sourceshttp://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1998/15.html
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act,_1957
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Immorality_Amendment_Act,_1969

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edited by ctnguy. Changing end date to the date the Interim Constitution came into force as the later ConCourt judgment was retroactive to that date.

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End DateOct 9, 1998Apr 27, 1994
DescriptionThe prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
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The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998 both.

edited by jadeywadey. Adjusted date and extended desc

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End DateAug 27, 1998Oct 9, 1998
DescriptionThe prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both.The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998
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The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both. both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998

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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateApr 12, 1957
End DateAug 27, 1998
DescriptionThe prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
Sourceshttp://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1998/15.html http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act,_1957 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Immorality_Amendment_Act,_1969
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  • Status is not correct "During the allotted times the act of loving another man was not illegal but the act of sodomy was(but this law was used to persecute gay men)"