Entry #5446: Homosexual activity in Gambia

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

Region	Gambia
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Jul 21, 2005
End Date	Sep 18, 2018
Description	7 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced since 2014. decriminalization pending.
Sources	https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#gambia

24 Revisions

24. Revision #14457 (Sep 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Note	7 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced since 2014. decriminalization pending.	7 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.

23. Revision #12910 (Sep 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-18	2018-08-18

22. Revision #12499 (Aug 27, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Male illegal, female uncertain

21. Revision #12139 (Aug 17, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-18	2018-08-09
Note	7 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.	1 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.

20. Revision #11588 (Aug 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female uncertain	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-08-09	2018-07-22

19. Revision #10860 (Jul 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-22	2018-07-21
Note	1 to 14 years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.	Fourteen years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.

18. Revision #10827 (Jul 21, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-21	2018-07-19

17. Revision #10722 (Jul 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Fourteen years in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.	Fourteen years to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.

16. Revision #10542 (Jul 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-19	2018-07-09

15. Revision #9846 (Jul 9, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-09	2018-07-02
Sources	https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#gambia	https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf

14. Revision #9567 (Jul 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-02	2018-06-26

13. Revision #9389 (Jun 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-26	2018-06-22

12. Revision #9229 (Jun 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-22	2018-06-14
Note	Fourteen years to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.

11. Revision #8701 (Jun 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-14	2018-06-07
Note	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced. decriminalization pending.	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced.

10. Revision #8326 (Jun 7, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-07	2018-06-02
Sources	https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

9. Revision #8070 (Jun 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-02	2018-05-31

8. Revision #7979 (May 31, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-31	2018-05-03

7. Revision #7835 (May 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-03	2018-04-01

6. Revision #7152 (Apr 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-01	2018-03-01

5. Revision #6172 (Mar 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-01	2017-09-20

4. Revision #4690 (Nov 8, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality. not enforced.	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality.

3. Revision #3521 (Sep 20, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-20	2017-03-19
Note	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts. President is looking at decriminalize homosexuality.	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts.

2. Revision #2552 (Mar 19, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-03-19	2017-02-11

1. Revision #2152 (Feb 11, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
Note	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unnatural acts/ indecent acts.	Fourteen years in prison to life in prison under unateral acts/ indecent acts.

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Entry #5446: Homosexual activity in Gambia

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

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