Decriminalization of homosexuality timeline
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Countries/Territories/States
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| Never been illegal
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List
- 23x15px Aruba, Netherlands
- 23x15px Benin
- 23x15px Burkina Faso
- 23x15px Cambodia
- 23x15px Central African Republic
- 23x15px Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
- 23x15px Christmas Island, Australia
- 23x15px Curaçao, Netherlands
- 23x15px Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 23x15px Djibouti
- 23x15px Equatorial Guinea
- 23x15px French Polynesia, France
- 23x15px Indonesia[lower-alpha 1]
- 23x15px Ivory Coast
- 23x15px Laos
- 23x15px Madagascar
- 23x15px Mali
- 23x15px Mayotte, France
- 23x15px Micronesia
- 43x12px New Caledonia, France
- 23x15px Niger
- 23x15px North Korea
- 23x15px Republic of the Congo
- 23x15px Réunion, France
- 23x15px Rwanda
- 23x15px Sint Maarten, Netherlands
- 23x15px South Korea
- 23x15px Philippines
- 23x15px Poland
- 23x15px Taiwan
- 23x15px Vietnam
- 23x15px Wallis and Futuna, France
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| 18th century
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| 19th century
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| 20th century
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List
- 1924: 23x15px Peru
- 1933: 23x15px Denmark (includes 23x15px Greenland and the
Faroe Islands) - 1934:
Uruguay - 1940:
Kingdom of Iceland - 1942:
Switzerland (nationwide) - 1944:
Sweden - 1951:
Greece -
Jordan -
West Bank, Palestine - 1956:
Thailand - 1961:
Hungary - 1962:
23x15px Czechoslovakia - 23x15px Illinois, United States
- 1967: 23x15px23x15px England and Wales, United Kingdom
- 1968: 23x15px Bulgaria
- 23x15px East Germany
- 1969: 23x15px Canada
- 23x15px West Germany
- 1971: 23x15px Austria
- 23x15px Connecticut, United States
- 23x15px Costa Rica
- 23x15px Finland
- 1972: 23x15px Colorado, United States
- 23x15px Oregon, United States
- 23x15px Norway
- 1973: 23x15px Delaware, United States
- 23x15px Hawaii, United States
- 23x15px Malta
- 23x16px North Dakota, United States
- 1974: 23x15px Massachusetts, United States
- File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio, United States
- 1975: 23x15px East Timor
- 23x15px New Hampshire, United States
- 23x15px New Mexico, United States
- 23x15px South Australia, Australia
- 1976: 23x15px Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 23x15px Bahrain
- 23x15px California, United States
- 23x15px Indiana, United States
- 23x15px Maine, United States
- 23x15px Washington, United States
- 23x15px West Virginia, United States
- 1977: 23x15px Socialist Republic of Croatia
- 23x15px Socialist Republic of Montengro
- 23x15px Socialist Republic of Slovenia
- 23x15px South Dakota, United States
- 23x15px Vermont, United States
- 23x15px Wyoming, United States
- 1978: 23x15px Guam, United States
- 23x15px Iowa, United States
- 23x15px Nebraska, United States
- 23x15px New Jersey, United States
- 1979: 23x15px Cuba
- 23x15px Spain
- 1980: 23x15px American Samoa, United States
- 23x15px New York, United States
- 23x15px Pennsylvania, United States
- 1981: 23x15px Colombia
- 23x15px Scotland, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Victoria, Australia
- 1982: 23x15px Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- 1983: 23x15px Guernsey, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Northern Mariana Islands, United States
- 23x15px Northern Territory, Australia
- 23x15px Portugal
- 23x15px Wisconsin, United States
- 1984: 23x15px New South Wales, Australia
- 1985: 23x15px United States Virgin Islands, United States
- 1986: 23x15px New Zealand
- 1988: 23x15px Israel
- 1989: 23x15px Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Liechtenstein
- 1990: 23x15px Jersey, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Western Australia, Australia
- 1991: 23x15px Bahamas
- 23x15px Abkhazia
- 23x15px British Hong Kong
- 23x15px Queensland, Australia
- 23x15px South Ossetia
- 23x15px Ukraine
- 1992: 23x15px Estonia
- 23x15px Isle of Man, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Kentucky, United States
- 23x15px Latvia
- 1993: 23x15px District of Columbia, United States
- 23x15px Gibraltar, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Guinea Bissau
- 23x15px Ireland
- 23x15px Lithuania
- 23x15px Mongolia
- 23x15px Nevada, United States
- 23x15px Norfolk Island, Australia
- 23x15px Russia
- 1994: 23x15px Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
- 23x15px Belarus
- 23x15px Bermuda, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Republic of Serbia
- 1995: 23x15px Albania
- 23x15px Moldova
- 1996: 23x15px Federation of Bosnia and Herzgovina, Bosnia and Herzgovina
- 23x15px Portuguese Macau
- 23x15px North Macedonia
- 23x15px Romania
- 23x15px Tennessee, United States
- 1997: 23x15px China
- 23x15px Ecuador
- 23x15px Montana, United States
- 23x15px Tasmania, Australia
- 23x15px Venezuela
- 1998: 23x15px Cyprus
- 23x15px Georgia, United States
- 23x15px Kazakhstan
- 23x15px Kyrgyzstan
- 23x15px Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 23x17px Rhode Island, United States
- 23x15px South Africa
- 23x15px Tajikistan
- 1999: 23x15px Chile
- 23x15px Maryland, United States
- 2000: 23x15px Akrotiri and Dhekelia, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Republic of Artsakh
- 23x15px Azerbaijan
- 23x15px Georgia
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| 21st century
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List
- 2001: 23x15px Anguilla, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Arizona, United States
- 23x15px Brčko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 23x15px British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Cayman Islands, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Minnesota, United States
- 23x15px Montserrat, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Pitcairn Islands, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom
- 2002: 23x15px Arkansas, United States
- 23x15px Transnistria
- 2003: 23x15px Armenia
- 23x15px Iraq
- 23x15px United States (nationwide)
- 2004: 23x15px Cape Verde
- 2005: 23x15px Marshall Islands
- 2007: File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
- 23x15px Niue, New Zealand
- 23x15px Tokelau, New Zealand
- 23x15px Vanuatu
- 2008: 23x15px Nicaragua
- 23x15px Panama
- 2010: 23x15px Fiji
- 2012: 23x15px Lesotho
- 23x15px São Tomé and Príncipe
- 2014: 23x15px Northern Cyprus
- 23x15px Palau
- 2015: 23x15px Mozambique
- 2016: 23x15px Belize
- 23x15px Nauru
- 23x15px Seychelles
- 2018: 23x15px India
- 23x15px Trinidad and Tobago
- 2019: 23x15px Angola
- 23x15px Botswana
- 2020: 23x15px Gabon
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Notes
- Note that while this template lists several historical countries, such as the Kingdom of France, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, etc., for the sake of clarity, the flags shown are contemporary flags.
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Generalities
The previous one is a list of the countries and territories that at some point in their history criminalized sexual acts between people of the same sex. In some cases, the legislation established a differentiation between sex between men and sex between women, punishing only one of those sexual practices, mostly sex between men under the charge of sodomy.
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