In 1974, there were 6 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 12 changes made and 10 in the following year. A total of 166 legal changes were made in the 1970s.
- November 1Homosexual activity becomes ambiguous.Manus falls under Papua New Guinea, making homosexuality illegal under Section 212. But this has not been enforced since 2015.
- June 15
- Equal age of consent becomes equal.
- Homosexual activity becomes legal.The penal code does not mention homosexuality explicitly and thus is assumed to be legal
- April 15Homosexual activity becomes legal.People v. Gibson, Colorado Supreme Court (1974)
- February 16Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).According to Article 33 of the Omani Penal Code: "The following are deemed as disgracing crimes: [...] Homosexual and lesbian intercourses." Article 223, "Homosexual and Lesbian Intercourses" states: "Any one who commits erotic acts with a person of the same sex shall be sentenced to imprisonment from six months to three years. The suspects of homosexual or lesbian intercourse shall be prosecuted without a prior complaint, if the act results in a public scandal. The suspects of lesbian intercourse among ascendants, descendants or sisters shall only be prosecuted upon a complaint from a relative or a relative by marriage forth-degree removed."