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1930s in LGBT Rights

Number of LGBT-related laws changed over time
  • September 1
    Homosexual activity becomes illegal (death penalty as punishment).
    LGBT people were persecuted by Nazi forces during the German occupation of the Second World War.
  • (date unknown)
    Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
  • December 4
    Equal age of consent becomes equal.
    The age of consent in Uruguay is 15 years old regardless of the type of intercourse.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Homosexual activity is legal according to the Uruguay Penal Code.
  • January 1
    Homosexual activity becomes legal.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Danish Penal Code of April 1930 gained effect on this date, legalizing homosexual activity.
  • September 23
    LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    Discrimination is encouraged.
  • Same-sex marriage becomes unrecognized.
    no laws criminalizing in constitution or laws.
  • LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
    No protections
  • LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.
    No protections
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    Extramarital sexual relations and homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    There are no protection from discrimination to LGBT people
  • Same-sex adoption becomes illegal.
    Not legal
  • Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.
    Not legal
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (other penalty).
    While Saudi Arabia has no specific law banning homosexuality, it does use Sharia law as a framework. Punishment for those who are convicted varies between flogging and imprisonment. Those who are convicted twice face an automatic execution. Under Saudi Arabian interpretation of Sharia, a Non Muslim male who engages sexual relations with a Muslim male could face the Capital Punishment. While sex between Muslim men is is sentenced by Flogging.
  • July 11
    Equal age of consent becomes equal.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Consensual same-sex acts were legalised by the Polish Penal Code of 1932. Since 2015 several municipalities have declared themselves to be "LGBT-free zones", while this has no legal standing it does adversly affect LGBT people by opening them up to hate crime.
  • June 24
    Same-sex marriage becomes civil unions.
    Civil unions might be in place in September. Gay marriage will become legalized in February 2019.
  • Same-sex marriage becomes unrecognized.
    Date shown is when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy. Thailand currently does not recognize gay marriages.
  • Right to change legal gender becomes illegal.
    Date shown is when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy. An individual who underwent sexual reassignment surgery can request their name to be changed. However, their gender on their ID can't be changed.
  • November 1
    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    7-14 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Not enforced.
  • LGBT housing discrimination becomes ambiguous.
    Unknown.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    As homosexuality is illegal, there are no protections for this population.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    Liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term not less than fifteen years and may be liable to imprisonment for life. Decriminalization pending.
  • (date unknown)
    Equal age of consent becomes equal.
  • August 1
    Serving openly in military becomes legal.
    No laws restricting or criminalizing lgbt serving.
  • LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
  • LGBT employment discrimination becomes ambiguous.
    Some through human rights institute for sexual orientation only.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    As homosexuality is currently illegal, discrimination against LGBT persons are legal.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison.
  • April 1
    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female uncertain.
    8-14 years in prison. Not enforced since 2012.
  • Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
    Up to fourteen years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment (public whippings)