According to government figures, between 1902 and 1950, 119 men were convicted of having relations with other men, under an article of the penal code that was abolished on April 21, 1972, according to the AFP news agency. At that time, homosexuality could lead to prison sentences and that contributed to stigmatizing people.
“The law had an important symbolic value since homosexuals were exposed to multiple convictions, discrimination, slander and blackmail,” the government said in a statement. And he also pointed out that “criminalizing and persecuting people for their personal lives, treating them medically while in good health, and depriving them of professional opportunities are serious violations of our values.”
However, groups for the defense of homosexuals pointed out that “there is still a long way to go in terms of rights” such as the prohibition of conversion therapies, the introduction of a legal third sex or access to medical care for transsexuals.
According to a report published in 2020 by the International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons (Ilga), homosexuality is prohibited in 69 countries and in 11 of them, it may even warrant the death penalty.
Source: Ambito
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