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LGBT rights in Abkhazia

LGBT rights in Abkhazia

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Abkhazia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

In 1933, Article 121 was added to the Criminal Code, for the entire Soviet Union, that expressly prohibited male homosexuality, with up to five years of hard labor in prison. It is no longer in affect in the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

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