1900s in LGBT Rights

Number of LGBT-related laws changed over time
  • January 29
    Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 ยง 204 amended the state's sodomy law to include oral sex, added a clause to specifically criminalize voluntarily submitting to 'carnal knowledge', and lowered the penalty to "imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten years".
  • January 1
    LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
    Homosexuality is illegal.
  • LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.
    None exist in article 20 of the criminal code.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    None exist.
  • June 15
    LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    As homosexual conduct is illegal, discrimination against LGBTQ+ people are very present. Most recently, the anti-homosexuality bill tried to make it illegal for any person to not report an LGBT individual.
  • April 1
    Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.
    Marriage in Uganda is defined as a union between a man and a woman.
  • November 29
    Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.
    Marriage defined as a union between a man and a woman
  • January 1
    Homosexual activity becomes illegal (death penalty as punishment).
    74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men. 50 lashes for women. as well as life in prison. forth conviction is death penalty.
  • LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
    None exist in the criminal code.
  • LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    No explicit protections. People are kicked out of their house if they are found out if they are lgbt.
  • Same-sex marriage becomes unrecognized.
    Same sex marriage is not recognized.