Until 1995, male homosexuality was illegal in Moldova.

An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."

In 1933, an article was added to the criminal code of Soviet Georgia, which prohibited sexual relations between men. The mentioned article provided for up to 5 years of imprisonment.

An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934. During the Soviet Union, Belarus used laws common to all Soviet republics. According to Article 119-1 of the Soviet Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, it was established that homosexual men who have voluntary sexual contact should be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years

An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."

An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."

In 1934, while Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union, Article 121 was added to the Soviet Criminal Code. This article criminalized male homosexuality, punishable by imprisonment of between 3 to 5 years. There were no criminal statutes regarding sex between women. In 1959, the Kazakh SSR adopted its own criminal code. Article 104 continued the criminalization of sodomy in Kazakhstan, with up to three years of imprisonment.

In 1934, the Soviet government under Stalin recriminalized sex between men. On March 7th, 1934, Article 121 was added to the criminal code for the entire Soviet Union. This article prohibited male homosexuality, punishable by imprisonment of between 3 to 5 years. There were no criminal statutes regarding sex between women.