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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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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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0 | Original entry | |
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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 |