Current Version
| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 18, 1953 |
| End Date | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Description | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#libya |
Revision History (25)
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-08-19 | 2018-09-19 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-19 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-19 | 2018-08-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-09 | 2018-07-19 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-09 |
| Note | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#libya |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-22 | 2018-07-02 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-22 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-13 |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-04-19 | 2018-06-04 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-04-15 | 2018-04-19 |
| Note | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-04-04 | 2018-04-15 |
| Note | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. State not functioning. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-03-20 | 2018-04-04 |
| Note | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. State not functioning. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-03-08 | 2018-03-20 |
| Note | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-08 |
| Note | 5 years in prison. Not enforced. | up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-02-22 | 2018-03-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 5 years in prison | 5 years in prison. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-11-27 | 2018-02-22 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-11-14 | 2017-11-27 |
| Note | 4 years in prison or villante execution. | 5 years in prison |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-09-06 | 2017-11-14 |
| Note | 5 years in prison under the crime of sodamy. | 4 years in prison or villante execution. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-08-10 | 2017-09-06 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-03-19 | 2017-08-10 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 1-4 years in prison under the crime of sodamy. | 5 years in prison under the crime of sodamy. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-03-07 | 2017-03-19 |
| Note | 1-4 years in prison. | 1-4 years in prison under the crime of sodamy. |
| Sources | No | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-02-12 | 2017-03-07 |
| Note | Up to 5 years in prison under the crime of unnatural/indecent acts. | 1-4 years in prison. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | No |