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1952 in LGBT Rights

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In 1952, there were 41 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 19 changes made and 5 in the following year. A total of 84 legal changes were made in the 1950s.

  • December 12
    Same-sex adoption becomes single only.
    The Adoption of Children Act in 1952 provides that married couples and unmarried people can adopt children in Eswatini, prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting but not LGBTIQ+ singles.
  • February 27
    Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in East Nusa Tenggara.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in North Maluku.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in North Sulawesi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Central Sulawesi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Southeast Sulawesi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Sulawesi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Sumatra.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in South Kalimantan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in North Kalimantan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Central Kalimantan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Kalimantan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in East Kalimantan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in East Java.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Central Java.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Lampung.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Bengkulu.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Gorontalo.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Maluku.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Riau.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in South Sulawesi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Java.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Papua.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Jambi.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Papua.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in North Sumatra.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in the Riau Islands.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in West Nusa Tenggara.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Banten.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Yogyakarta.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Bangka Belitung.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in South Papua.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Central Papua.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Papua Pengunungan.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Papua Barat Daya.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Jakarta.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Aceh.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in South Sumatra.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952. This also applied in Bali.
  • Equal age of consent becomes unequal.
    The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18 as per the Indonesian Penal Code of 1952.
  • (date unknown)
    Homosexual activity becomes illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
    In 1952, Governor Earl Warren, a year and a half before becoming chief justice of the United States, signed into law a bill changing the prison term for sodomy to "no less than one year" therefore allowing up to life in prison.