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1903 in LGBT Rights

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In 1903, there were 5 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 3 changes made and in the following year. A total of 18 legal changes were made in the 1900s.

  • August 24
    Equal age of consent becomes equal.
    When Argentina decriminalised homosexuality in 1903, the age of consent was the same as for heterosexual sex at 21, although both would be lowered.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    In 1903, the Argentine Penal Code was amended to remove all mentions of sodomy as a crime.
  • (date unknown)
    Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Mauritania became a French protectorate in 1903; under French control, no law criminalized homosexuality.
  • Equal age of consent becomes n/a.
    From 1903 until 1957, homosexual sex was criminalized, so there was no legal age of consent for same-sex sexual activity.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    In 1903, King Rama V introduced punishments for homosexuality in order to look modern to Western observers. The punishment was fines and/or imprisonment. However, the law seems to have not been enforced.