Homosexuality in Angola

Angola

In Angola, homosexuality is taboo in parts of society, but homosexual acts are no longer punishable in Angola under the new criminal code. Articles 70 and 71 of the old Angolan penal code prohibited private, voluntary homosexual acts among adults as "an offense against public morality". Penal laws existed for the first time since Portuguese colonization and were adopted after Angola's independence and only abolished in 2018. There is no large LGBT community in Angola, although society has become more liberal and is much more tolerant compared to other African countries. According to a 2017 poll by ILGA , 61% of Angolans support the statement that gay, lesbian, and bisexual people deserve the same rights as straight citizens. As a result, homosexual people are pushed into the social underground less and less.

See also

• Laws on homosexuality
• Equality (homosexuals)

Web links

• GlobalGayz: Angola News & Reports

Individual evidence

1. ^ New Angola Criminal Code. Retrieved May 28, 2018 . 
2. ^ British Government: Travel Advice to Angola
3. ↑ ILGA-RIWI Global attitudes survey | ILGA. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 23, 2018 ; accessed on May 28, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ GlobalGayz: Angola News & Reports