Entry #5470: Homosexual activity in Palestine

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 12, 2017)

Region	Palestine
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Feb 12, 2017
End Date	Sep 9, 2018
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

30 Revisions

30. Revision #13545 (Sep 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison in the Gaza strip. Under British Mandate criminal code Ordinance number. 74. Not enforced. Female always legal.	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 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	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/

29. Revision #13001 (Sep 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

28. Revision #12509 (Aug 27, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

27. Revision #12018 (Aug 15, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

26. Revision #10558 (Jul 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

25. Revision #10266 (Jul 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

24. Revision #9802 (Jul 9, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-09	2018-06-25
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.

23. Revision #9405 (Jun 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
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.

22. Revision #9367 (Jun 25, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

21. Revision #8960 (Jun 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old 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. Not enforced.
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 https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

20. Revision #8959 (Jun 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-18	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.

19. Revision #8638 (Jun 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-14	2018-06-04
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.

18. Revision #8356 (Jun 7, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
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 https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

17. Revision #8195 (Jun 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

16. Revision #7601 (Apr 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

15. Revision #7293 (Apr 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

14. Revision #6352 (Mar 6, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

13. Revision #6253 (Mar 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

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

12. Revision #6150 (Feb 27, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-26	2018-02-12
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

11. Revision #5769 (Feb 12, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-12	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.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

10. Revision #4797 (Dec 2, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

9. Revision #4750 (Nov 16, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

8. Revision #4442 (Oct 16, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

7. Revision #3511 (Sep 20, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

6. Revision #3446 (Sep 18, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

5. Revision #3445 (Sep 18, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-18	2017-09-01
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. under the crime of homosexuality. Only in the Gaza strip. death penalty not enforced.

4. Revision #3444 (Sep 18, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

3. Revision #3027 (Sep 1, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old 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. In the Gaza strip.

2. Revision #3026 (Sep 1, 2017 by Ausyk)

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

1. Revision #3025 (Sep 1, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
Start Date	2017-02-12	0000-01-01
End Date	2017-09-01	2017-02-12
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.

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Entry #5470: Homosexual activity in Palestine

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 12, 2017)

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