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1910 in LGBT Rights

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In 1910, there were 4 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 2 changes made and 4 in the following year. A total of 42 legal changes were made in the 1910s.

  • October 14
    Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    In 1910, the age of consent for homosexuality was set at 18 compared to 16 for heterosexuality in Suriname.
  • May 31
    Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    When the Union of South Africa gained its independence, it made no mention of same sex relations in its constitution.
  • February 21
    Equal age of consent becomes n/a.
    Until 1990, homosexuality was illegal in Paraguay.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    In 1910, Paraguay enacted a new Penal Code, which continued to criminalise sodomy but also criminalised lesbianism by banning "carnal intercourse between persons of the same sex".