1970 Law on dangerousness and social rehabilitation

1970 Law on dangerousness and social rehabilitation
Cortes Españolas
PassedAugust 4, 1970
EnactedAugust 6, 1970
CommencedFebruary 6, 1971
RepealedNovember 23, 1995
Repeals
November 6, 1978

The 1970 Law on Social Danger and Rehabilitation (la ley de peligrosidad y rehabilitación social) was a Spanish penal code law approved by dictator Francisco Franco's regime on August 5, 1970. The Law of Danger and Social Rehabilitation specifically criminalized homosexuality and established a spectrum of punishments for citizens caught engaging in homosexual acts, including time in concentration camps or prison. The anti-homosexuality clause of the law was repealed following the end of Francisco Franco's regime, but homophobia continued long past the political transition.