In 1946, there were 3 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 11 changes made and 9 in the following year. A total of 70 legal changes were made in the 1940s.
- May 25Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).When Jordan gained its independence, it still retained the British Mandate Criminal Code that punished homosexuality with up to 10 years in prison.
- March 19Censorship of LGBT issues becomes state-enforced.The Police Act of 1945 contains Section 35(c) which criminalises people covering their faces or otherwise disguising themselves between sunset and sunrise “who are unable to give a satisfactory account of himself”. This law has been used arbitrarily to target transgender people in Myanmar for their gender expression. Additionally, LGBTIQ+ websites have been blocked in 2012. Since the 2021 coup, the government has been using the guise of anti terrorism laws to arrest LGBT activists and peaceful protesters.
- (date unknown)Same-sex marriage becomes banned.Family laws from 1999 and 2003 in Article 5 define marriage as a legally regulated life union of a man and a woman. The 1990 Constitution did not define marriage: "Marriage and legal relations in marriage, cohabitation and family are regulated by law" (Article 61). The Article 1 of the 1946 law, marriage was explicitly and lapidary defined as a "legally regulated community of life between a man and a woman"
LGBT Organizations Founded in 1946
COC Nederland
COC Nederland (officially: Federation COC Netherlands) or COC for short, is a Dutch interest organisation for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and Intersex individuals. By…