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| Region | Venezuela |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Venezuela is one of only two South American countries to never punish homosexuality since their formation as a sovereign state. (The other being Bolivia) The only cases of homosexuals being prosecuted was under the law reagrading Vagrants and Thugs, although the legislation did not specify homosexuals, authorities would occasionally apply the law on homosexual individuals who practiced prostitution with reports of re-education camps as punishment. In 1997, the Supreme Court of Justice declared this law unconstitutional. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072340/http://www.pgr.gob.ve/dmdocuments/1956/25129.pdf https://revistas-colaboracion.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/boletin-derecho-comparado/article/view/9198/8293 http://www.monografias.com/trabajos74/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes2.shtml https://www.reis.cis.es/REIS/jsp/REIS.jsp?opcion=articulo&ktitulo=1876&autor=JORDI+M.+MONFERRER+TOM%C1S |
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Revision History (2)
edited by PersianArchitecture. History of legality of homosexuality in Venezuela
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Jun 5, 1997 | (unknown) |
| Description | Even though homosexuality was not directly illegal, a law regarding Vagrants and Thugs could have indirectly punished LGBT community. This act was repealed in 1997. | Venezuela is one of only two South American countries to never punish homosexuality since their formation as a sovereign state. (The other being Bolivia) The only cases of homosexuals being prosecuted was under the law reagrading Vagrants and Thugs, although the legislation did not specify homosexuals, authorities would occasionally apply the law on homosexual individuals who practiced prostitution with reports of re-education camps as punishment. In 1997, the Supreme Court of Justice declared this law unconstitutional. |
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| Sources | http://www.monografias.com/trabajos74/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes2.shtml | https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072340/http://www.pgr.gob.ve/dmdocuments/1956/25129.pdf https://revistas-colaboracion.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/boletin-derecho-comparado/article/view/9198/8293 http://www.monografias.com/trabajos74/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes2.shtml https://www.reis.cis.es/REIS/jsp/REIS.jsp?opcion=articulo&ktitulo=1876&autor=JORDI+M.+MONFERRER+TOM%C1S |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 5, 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Even though homosexuality was not directly illegal, a law regarding Vagrants and Thugs could have indirectly punished LGBT community. This act was repealed in 1997. |
| Sources | http://www.monografias.com/trabajos74/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes/sentencia-derogada-ley-vago-maleantes2.shtml |
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