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May 19, 2016

Seychelles Decriminalizes Sex for LGBT People
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The Parliament of the Seychelles has voted to decriminalize sex between
consensual gay and lesbian partners. Before Wednesday's vote,
homosexuality was a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison in the
Seychelles.


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