LGBT history in Nauru

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Nauru on 27 May 2016. Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, when the island was a German protectorate. The current sodomy laws were introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland. Those laws were retained following Nauruan independence in 1968. On 27 May 2016, Nauru decriminalised homosexuality.

LGBT history in Nauru

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Nauru on 27 May 2016. Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, when the island was a German protectorate. The current sodomy laws were introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland. Those laws were retained following Nauruan independence in 1968. On 27 May 2016, Nauru decriminalised homosexuality.