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Angola decriminalizes same-sex relationships, bans anti-gay discrimination


Angola decriminalizes same-sex relationships, bans anti-gay discrimination
New penal code ends a colonial-era ban on gay sex that punished people with 14 years in prison
By Riley Gillis
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March 1, 2021
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In a rare but welcome move, Angola has decriminalized same-sex relationships. 
Angola’s penal code criminalizing homosexuality dates to the colonial era, when the African nation was a Portugese colony, and condemned same-sex sexual relationships as one of multiple “vices against nature.” As a result, gay people faced prison sentences of at least fourteen years.
After establishing a new penal code in 2019, the country’s president signed it into the law in November 2020, and it officially took effect on February 9. ....

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Angola Officially Enacts Law Decriminalising Homosexuality


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Angola Officially Enacts Law Decriminalising Homosexuality
Angola Officially Enacts Law Decriminalising Homosexuality
After passing a new law decriminalising same-sex relationships in 2019, Angola has finally enacted its new penal code which is against the discrimination of LGBT Angolans.
Angola has recently enacted a new law decriminalising homosexuality which, as of yesterday, will now legally protect the rights of Angolans who are a part of the LGBT community. The new penal code, which was passed in parliament back in 2019, does away with the contentious vices against nature provision which targeted queer Angolans and hindered their access to healthcare, education and obtaining employment. ....

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