Entry #5470: Homosexual activity in Palestine

Current Version

Region	Palestine
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Feb 12, 2017
End Date	-0001
Description	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Under British Mandate criminal code Ordinance number. 74. Not enforced. Female always legal.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/ https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#israel_palestine

Revision History (31)

Jun 26, 2022 Revision by omalpau

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
End Date	2018-09-09	0000-00-00
End Date Unknown		month

Sep 11, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Female always legal.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Under British Mandate criminal code Ordinance number. 74. Not enforced. Female always legal.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/ https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#israel_palestine

Sep 5, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-08-20	2018-09-09

Aug 27, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-08-09	2018-08-20

Aug 15, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-07-19	2018-08-09

Jul 19, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-07-14	2018-07-19

Jul 14, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-07-09	2018-07-14

Jul 9, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-06-25	2018-07-09
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Since 1951 under Jordan. Not enforced. Female always legal.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Female always legal.

Jun 26, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Female always legal.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Since 1951 under Jordan. Not enforced. Female always legal.

Jun 25, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-06-18	2018-06-25

Jun 18, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Female always legal.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

Jun 18, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-06-14	2018-06-18
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced.

Jun 14, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-06-04	2018-06-14
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

Jun 7, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

Jun 4, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-04-22	2018-06-04

Apr 22, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-04-04	2018-04-22
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Not enforced.

Apr 4, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

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

Mar 6, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-03-02	2018-03-05

Mar 2, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-02-26	2018-03-02

Feb 27, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2018-02-12	2018-02-26
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

Feb 12, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2017-12-01	2018-02-12
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip.
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf

Dec 2, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2017-11-16	2017-12-01
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. not enforced.

Nov 16, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2017-09-20	2017-11-16
Note	Up to 10 years in prison.	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip.

Oct 16, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Male illegal, female legal

Sep 20, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2017-09-18	2017-09-20
Note	death penalty in practice. legally recognized is up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Legal in the west bank.	Up to 10 years in prison.

Sep 18, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)

Sep 18, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	2017-09-01	2017-09-18
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Only in the Gaza strip. death penalty not enforced.	death penalty in practice. legally recognized is up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Legal in the west bank.

Sep 18, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Only in the Gaza strip.	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Only in the Gaza strip. death penalty not enforced.

Sep 1, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. In the Gaza strip.	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. Only in the Gaza strip.

Sep 1, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Male illegal, female legal

Sep 1, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Start Date	0000-01-01	2017-02-12
End Date	2017-02-12	2017-09-01
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality.	Up to 10 years in prison. under the crime of homosexuality. In the Gaza strip.

Feb 12, 2017 Ausyk created this entry.