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| Region | Kiribati |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | 1892 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. The law is unenforced in practice. |
| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati https://commonwealthequality.org/challenging-laws-and-changing-perceptions-in-kiribati/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kiribati/ |
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- Status is not correct "https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kiribati/ "There is no evidence of the law being enforced in recent years, and few reports of LGBT people being subjected to discrimination and violence." The description even states it itself that its unenforced. It is like the law in Lanjarón where it is illegal to die. Would you classify it as illegal to die there? Obviously not. Just because it is a law on the books doesn't mean that is the reality. If anything, the status should be ambiguous."
Revision History (6)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Lack of enforcement.
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| Description | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. The law is unenforced in practice. |
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| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati https://commonwealthequality.org/challenging-laws-and-changing-perceptions-in-kiribati/ | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati https://commonwealthequality.org/challenging-laws-and-changing-perceptions-in-kiribati/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kiribati/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the start year.
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| Start Date | 1977 | 1892 |
| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati https://commonwealthequality.org/challenging-laws-and-changing-perceptions-in-kiribati/ |
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edited by UnknownMiles. replacing old link and adding year
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 1977 |
| Description | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. (Decriminalization pending) | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. |
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| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/pacific/kiribati |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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| Description | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. (Decriminalization pending) |
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| Description | Up to 14 years prison | Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal. |
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created by robertshippey
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Up to 14 years prison |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |