1900-1949 in LGBT rights

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The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall is published in 1928, sparking legal controversy and bringing the topic of homosexuality to public conversation.

Section 171 of the Criminal Code of Cyprus is enacted in 1929 as part of a new criminal code in the country, criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting male adults. It would be repealed in 1998.

March 20 — Willie Brown, born in Mineola, Texas (United States) in 1934. As a member of the California State Assembly, Brown would lead a multi-year effort to decriminalize homosexual acts in the state, finally succeeding with the Consenting Adult Sex Bill in 1975.

1900-1949 in LGBT rights

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