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Tuvalu Male/Male Illegal Female/Female Legal Laws of Tuvalu, Penal Code [Cap 8] Revised Edition 1978 248 Unnatural offences Section 153. “Any person who- (a) commits buggery with another person or with an animal; or (b) permits a male person to commit buggery with him or her, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.” Attempts to commit unnatural offences and indecent assault Section 154. “Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in the last proceeding section, or who is guilty of any assault with intent to commit the same, or any indecent assault upon any male person shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 7 years.” Indecent practices between males Section 155. “Any male person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another male person, or procures another male person to commit any act of gross indecency with him, or attempts to procure the commission of any such act by any male person with himself or with another male person, whether in public or private, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 5 years.” 247 Text of the law is available at: http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/consol_act/co136/. 248 Text of the law is available at: http://www.tuvalu-legislation.tv/tuvalu/DATA/PRIN/1990-008/PenalCode.pdf. State-Sponsored Homophobia – May 2011 ILGA – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - www.ilga.org 67
This report compiled by Lucas Paoli Itaborahy and published by ILGA is copyright free provided you mention both ILGA and the two authors, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Free digital versions of the report in Word format and maps on Gay and Lesbian rights in the world, in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean are available for groups to print. Most of this material is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Maps are also available in Arabic, German, Hindi, Simplified Chinese. Download the maps and reports at www.ilga.org or contact information@ilga.org We wish to thank the many volunteers who translated this report. Coordination: Stephen Barris State-Sponsored Homophobia – May 2011 ILGA – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - www.ilga.org 68
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