Decriminalization of same sex acts
| Quick info | |
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| Data type | Date |
| Scale | Date |
| Value labels | not applicable |
| Technical name | cult_srg_restr_decrim |
| Category | Culture |
| Label | Decriminalization of same sex acts (CRC 1342) |
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The abolishment and explicit decriminalization of same-sex acts.
Coding rules
This indicator contains years of introduction of laws and regulations (enactment). If a law or regulation has yet to be introduced for the entire legislative territory but has been introduced for distinct cities or regions, the first law for any area is coded as an introduction. For example, Civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples in Canada have been introduced to Nova Scotia and Manitoba in 2001, but have yet to be introduced to the entire country of Canada itself. Therefore 2001 is coded here. If, however a regulation has been introduced for the entire country, this instance overrules the regional introduction, even if the regional regulation was introduced earlier. In Argentina, civil unions were introduced for the entire country in 2015, however, in the city of Buenos Aires as well as the Rio Negro Province, this regulation has been introduced in 2003. In this case, 2015 was coded, as it covers the entirety of the country. If there were never any laws regarding an issue, the indicator is coded with 9999, regardless of actual practice.
The distinction between legalization, decriminalization, and criminalization: In some instances, countries have criminalized same-sex acts specifically. In some countries, those laws were then later abandoned, but no further mention of punishment or legalization was made. Then, the country is coded as “decriminalized”, as the status is generally unclear with the exception that there is no longer a cause for prosecution in the law. If a country specifically allows same-sex relations, these instances are coded as “legalization”. In cases where countries still actively prosecute the LGBTQ+ community, this is coded in the “criminalization” indicator. In some instances, there are, and never were, any mention of same-sex relations. In these instances, the respective criminalization and decriminalization indicators are coded with 9999. Due to the often unclear wording of the legal text, these indicators could potentially contradict each other.
Bibliographic info
Citation: Seitzer, Helen, 2022: Rights and Legislation for LGBTQ+ Persons: Regulata (Relationship regulations data), SFB 1342 Technical Paper Series/13/2022, Bremen: SFB 1342 https://www.socialpolicydynamics.de/f/5d851fd641.pdf
Related publications: Seitzer, Helen. 2022. “The Diffusion of Workplace Antidiscrimination Regulations for the LGBTQ+ Community.” In Networks and Geographies of Global Social Policy Diffusion: Culture, Economy, and Colonial Legacies, edited by Michael Windzio, Ivo Mossig, Fabian Besche-Truthe, and Helen Seitzer, 227–253. Cham: Springer International Publishing https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83403-6_9.
Misc
Project manager(s): Fabian, Besche-Truthe, Michael, Windzio, Helen, Seitzer,
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Sources
The information collected in this dataset was collected and validated from the sources listed below and collected in early 2022. As some of the sources are conflicting, even citing different legal text, the earliest and most explicit text was used.
