Entry #521: Homosexual activity in Cuba

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RegionCuba
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start Date1521
End Date1936
DescriptionPrior to the Spanish colonization of Cuba, no laws governed Cuban soil. History of indigenous Tainos may have shown some limited tolerance of "two-spirt" or gender diverse individuals akin to LGBT folks in modern day society, but these links are too thin to draw. The near non-existent archival of Taino culture does not help. In 1521, Cuba was incorporated into New Spain and with it governed from the Viceroyalty based in Mexico City. Cuba was recognized as a province of the Spanish empire, which granted it the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain, bearing the brunt of colonial anti-sodomy laws in place at the time.
Sourceshttps://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/CUBA_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/viceroyalty
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/captaincy+general
https://www.britannica.com/event/Laws-of-the-Indies
https://archive.org/details/elaugeyelocasode0000mada/page/n7/mode/2up


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edited by PersianArchitecture. Changing of Dates

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End Date19791936

edited by PersianArchitecture. Criminilization of homosexuality from Spanish colonization

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ValueIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start Date(unknown)1521
DescriptionArticle 303 prohibits homosexual behaviours (punishable by 3 months in prison and/or financial fines)Prior to the Spanish colonization of Cuba, no laws governed Cuban soil. History of indigenous Tainos may have shown some limited tolerance of "two-spirt" or gender diverse individuals akin to LGBT folks in modern day society, but these links are too thin to draw. The near non-existent archival of Taino culture does not help. In 1521, Cuba was incorporated into New Spain and with it governed from the Viceroyalty based in Mexico City. Cuba was recognized as a province of the Spanish empire, which granted it the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain, bearing the brunt of colonial anti-sodomy laws in place at the time.
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Article 303 prohibits homosexual behaviours (punishable by 3 months in prison and/or financial fines) Prior to the Spanish colonization of Cuba, no laws governed Cuban soil. History of indigenous Tainos may have shown some limited tolerance of "two-spirt" or gender diverse individuals akin to LGBT folks in modern day society, but these links are too thin to draw. The near non-existent archival of Taino culture does not help. In 1521, Cuba was incorporated into New Spain and with it governed from the Viceroyalty based in Mexico City. Cuba was recognized as a province of the Spanish empire, which granted it the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain, bearing the brunt of colonial anti-sodomy laws in place at the time.
Sourceshttp://ruleoflawandcuba.fsu.edu/law-penal-code.cfmhttps://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/CUBA_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/viceroyalty
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/captaincy+general
https://www.britannica.com/event/Laws-of-the-Indies
https://archive.org/details/elaugeyelocasode0000mada/page/n7/mode/2up
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http://ruleoflawandcuba.fsu.edu/law-penal-code.cfm https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/CUBA_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf https://www.thefreedictionary.com/viceroyalty https://www.thefreedictionary.com/captaincy+general https://www.britannica.com/event/Laws-of-the-Indies https://archive.org/details/elaugeyelocasode0000mada/page/n7/mode/2up

edited by Rojtavs. Fixed statue

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Start DateApr 30, 1988(unknown)
End DateJun 17, 19971979

edited by vviet93

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End Date(none)Jun 17, 1997
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  • Newer law has been passed "Fake news of right wing American politics from an university website war on socialism "
  • Date is incorrect "homosexuality was decriminalized in 1979"
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  • Date is incorrect "Decriminalized in 1979"

created by vviet93

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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateApr 30, 1988
End Date(none)
DescriptionArticle 303 prohibits homosexual behaviours (punishable by 3 months in prison and/or financial fines)
Sourceshttp://ruleoflawandcuba.fsu.edu/law-penal-code.cfm
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  • Status is not correct "The Cuban Penal Code was amended in 1997 so that is no longer applies specifically to same-sex sexual acts or homosexuality."