18+: Napoleon's 1804 Civil Code dropped France's ban on homo…

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Did you know? Napoleon's 1804 Civil Code dropped France's ban on homosexuality between consenting adults. It also applied in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy — and was the first modern legal code anywhere not to criminalise consensual conduct between adults.

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Napoleon's 1804 Civil Code dropped France's ban on homosexuality between consenting adults. It also applied in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy — and was the first modern legal code anywhere not to criminalise consensual conduct between adults.

De Code Napoléon van 1804 schrapte in Frankrijk het verbod op homoseksualiteit tussen volwassenen. Hij gold ook in delen van Nederland, België en Italië — en was wereldwijd het eerste moderne wetboek dat consensueel gedrag tussen volwassenen niet strafte.

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