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1874 in LGBT Rights

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In 1874, there were 1 recorded legal change made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 1 change made and in the following year. A total of 34 legal changes were made in the 1870s.

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    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.