LGBTQ rights in Serbia: Difference between revisions

In 1977, same-sex sexual intercourse was legalized in the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]], while male same-sex sexual intercourse remained illegal in the rest of the [[Socialist Republic of Serbia]] (including the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo]]). In 1990, [[Vojvodina#History|Vojvodina was reincorporated]] into the legal system of Serbia, and male homosexuality once again become a criminal offence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.montevallo.edu/SafeZone/PDF/LGBTQ%20Timeline%202011%20PDF.pdf|title=LGBTQ Timeline|access-date=25 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100051/http://legacy.montevallo.edu/SafeZone/PDF/LGBTQ%20Timeline%202011%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlbAmn_cajYC&q=Vojvodina+homsexuality+legal+1978&pg=PA339|title=The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us|first=Francis|last=Tapon|date=8 December 2011|publisher=SonicTrek, Inc.|access-date=25 October 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9780976581222}}</ref>

 

In 1994, male homosexual sexual intercourse was officially decriminalised in the [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Republic of Serbia]], a part of the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. The [[age of consent]] was set at 18 years for anal intercourse between males and 14 for other sexual practices. An equal age of consent of 14 was later introduced on 1 January 2006, regardless of sexual orientation or gender.<ref name="books.google.com" />