Number of LGBT-related laws changed over time
January 1
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
according to Wikipedia. so I don't know how exact it will be.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
(date unknown)
Homosexual activity becomes illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
When Fiji was colonized by the British in
1874, they inherited the British’s Victorian-era sodomy laws. The Offences Against the Person Act
1861 made the punishment for homosexual sex up to life in prison.
(date unknown)
Homosexual activity becomes illegal (other penalty).
Sodomy ("keikan") was criminalized in
1873 with article 266 of the Meiji Legal Code, however, it was hardly ever punished, with only 20 recorded instances of sodomy during
1876 to
1881.
May 15
Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
Section 175 of the Criminal Code of the German Empire criminalized homosexual activity between men over the age of 18.
The penalty was imprisonment or a loss of civil rights.
(date unknown)
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Nationwide.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Nationwide.
January 1
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Set age of consent.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Set age of consent.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
(date unknown)
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity has been legal in Campeche since
1871.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity has been legal in Zacatecas since
1871.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity has been legal in Baja California Sur since
1871.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity has been legal in Baja California since
1871.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Homosexual activity is legal in Aguascalientes since
1871.
Homosexual activity becomes legal.
Equal age of consent becomes equal.
Illegal with a minor under 12, ambiguous rulings observed 12-18, universally legal 18+.
Homosexual activity becomes ambiguous.
Legalized during French occupation; enduring acceptance lacks protection against open homosexual displays.