homosexuality contraceptkon and abortion remain illegal.

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Oh come, it's not that difficult. Honestly, the legalization of abortion,

While the re-legalization of Abortion was driven by Women's Rights Movements, it has historically been legal in most of the world off and on.


decriminalization of homosexuality,

That started in the late 18th century, indeed quite a few European countries and half the America's made it legal before 1950.


and availability of effective contraception

The availability of effective contraception was limited by ability to produce, however once it (via condoms and the pill) became mass producable it took off very quickly, despite opposition.


are all generally tied to the advancement of women's rights, no?

While the advent of the Women's Rights Movement of the 60's (it was not the first one, it's just the one everyone remembers) did help further the availability of abortion and contraception it is not solely responsible for it.
 
If the UN were filled with Ceauceschus (did I spell that right?), I do not expect anyone would be able to keep homosexuality or infanticide legal, let alone contraception.

You may equate abortion and infanticide to the point of using the terms interchangeably, but it's a shabby trick to smuggle a polemic into a conversation and expect everybody to swallow it without noticing. It insults people's intelligence. If you mean abortion, say abortion.
 
I know, that's not the point. We have to keep the Catholic Church in power in general, because they're the only organization in Europe which will reliably keep homosexuality illegal.

That means no Protestant Reformation and no French Revolution, because those both destroyed the church's power.

if The Church Accepts Martin Luther's Reform and even if Martin Luther was a Pope of Rome and that would keept the Church Power and Homosexuality would have been Illegal to these Days then
 
A reduced amount of urbanization would have done the trick. Not having as many factories stuffed into cities and instead have them be in small towns would most likely be enough.
 
I think the POD could be a major plague or pandemic that causes a significant depopulation of Europe; even a particularly virulent strain of smallpox could do it (if for whatever reason, inoculation is never developed). Millions die, and as a result, the Church and governments focus their efforts on encouraging re-population.

Perhaps even another Ottoman foray into the Balkans could raise the crisis flag (difficulty raising Army to fight the Turk).

Alternatively, perhaps an especially virulent STD.

As a result, contraception surely would not be favorably viewed; homosexuality would be even less accepted than ITTL. Abortion would be "unpatriotic" - if every child born is a step closer to repopulating Christendom and pushing back the Turk, how could it be otherwise?
 
I think the POD could be a major plague or pandemic that causes a significant depopulation of Europe; even a particularly virulent strain of smallpox could do it (if for whatever reason, inoculation is never developed). Millions die, and as a result, the Church and governments focus their efforts on encouraging re-population.

Perhaps even another Ottoman foray into the Balkans could raise the crisis flag (difficulty raising Army to fight the Turk).

Alternatively, perhaps an especially virulent STD.

As a result, contraception surely would not be favorably viewed; homosexuality would be even less accepted than ITTL. Abortion would be "unpatriotic" - if every child born is a step closer to repopulating Christendom and pushing back the Turk, how could it be otherwise?

No Offense, but Homosexuality was Mostly Performed in Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman Empire had Decriminalizes Homosexuality in 1858.

If Ottoman Empire Survives, Homosexuality would be More Tolerated and Accepted in Middle Eastern Society than in OTL.

Ottoman Empire would be Similar to Israel or More Liberal than Israel(In Society, but Not War).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history_in_Turkey#Ottoman_Empire
 
I think the POD could be a major plague or pandemic that causes a significant depopulation of Europe; even a particularly virulent strain of smallpox could do it (if for whatever reason, inoculation is never developed). Millions die, and as a result, the Church and governments focus their efforts on encouraging re-population.

Perhaps even another Ottoman foray into the Balkans could raise the crisis flag (difficulty raising Army to fight the Turk).

Alternatively, perhaps an especially virulent STD.

As a result, contraception surely would not be favorably viewed; homosexuality would be even less accepted than ITTL. Abortion would be "unpatriotic" - if every child born is a step closer to repopulating Christendom and pushing back the Turk, how could it be otherwise?

Axis Victory in WW2 or Soviet Victory in Cold War would make Homosexuality less Acceptable and Illegal and Abortion and Contraceptives as well.

But No Offense, I Support Gay Marriage and Abortion.
 
And, though it might be even more unpalatable to some of the contributors to this site, soviet culture wasn't particularly feminist either- "barefoot, pregnant AND in the factory" was how one female journalist described it.

The Soviets dealt with several inequality issues differently than the West does. Yes, "barefoot, pregnant, AND in the factory" was true, but "made up for" with extensive child care facilities (not just "day care" but what we might call "week care" - drop off the kid Monday morning, bring it home Friday night with an optional "home night" on Wednesday) and a retirement age 5 years earlier for women than men.
 
to make Homosexuality Illegal is Either a Axis Victory in WW2 or a Soviet/Communist Victory in Cold War or a Muslim Victory at Battle of Tours and Siege of Constantinople will Result Europe becoming Muslim and Homosexuality would Still be Illegal or Unacceptable in Secular Muslim Western Society. here will be no stonewall and LGBT Rights will be 40-60 years Behind. But Women will still have rights in the Muslim West.

Islam is more Resistance towards Homosexuality than Christianity and Judaism is.

(No Offense)

HOMOPHOBIA IS WRONG!!
 
to make Homosexuality Illegal is Either a Axis Victory in WW2 or a Soviet/Communist Victory in Cold War or a Muslim Victory at Battle of Tours and Siege of Constantinople will Result Europe becoming Muslim and Homosexuality would Still be Illegal or Unacceptable in Secular Muslim Western Society. here will be no stonewall and LGBT Rights will be 40-60 years Behind. But Women will still have rights in the Muslim West.

Islam is more Resistance towards Homosexuality than Christianity and Judaism is.

It never had to be that way, especially since the Bible is full of passages condemning homosexuality and proscribing the death penalty for it, which in premodern times was the main interpretation since it's the most literal way to interpret things. Leviticus is extremely clear on the matter.

I mean, by that logic, we should expect LGBT rights in the historically Christian nations of Europe to be just as non-existant as in the Muslim world, and we should be blaming Constantine for converting the Roman Empire.
 
While the advent of the Women's Rights Movement of the 60's (it was not the first one, it's just the one everyone remembers) did help further the availability of abortion and contraception it is not solely responsible for it.
I was talking about the wider history of the advancement of Women's Rights the feminism of Wollstonecroft in Revolutionary France; the greater degree of personal and romantic autonomy provided by the Industrial Revolution; the Suffragist Movement; the Sexual Revolution of the 1920's; women entering the workforce in the 1940's; the Woman's Movement of the 1960's and 70's; and so forth.
[The decriminalization of homosexuality] started in the late 18th century, indeed quite a few European countries and half the America's made it legal before 1950.
The history here is very uneven across the world, but one thing that (AISI) ties them all together is that this advancement gay rights has almost been tied to the changing gender and family philosophies of the times; whether it was Revolutionary France, Weimar Germany, or 1960's* America, in the past few centuries, each of these advances came in the context of greater personal, political, and/or sexual freedom for women.
The availability of effective contraception was limited by ability to produce, however once it (via condoms and the pill) became mass produceable it took off very quickly, despite opposition.
The rise of effective birth control was itself tied inexorably to the causes of women's personal and sexual freedom; research and development of various contraceptive advancements were as much or more motivated by gender politics as by profit. Though speaking of which...
While the re-legalization of Abortion was driven by Women's Rights Movements, it has historically been legal in most of the world off and on.
Okay, I may have over spoken with abortion; the rise of the anti-abortion movement in the US, which was initially motivated by concerns of a "diminishing white race", transformed into an attempt to rollback growing female sexual freedom, before tagging on "pro-life" justifications, complicates the narrative of growing women's rights advancing each of the issues in the OP.

*Illinois was the first US state to repeal sodomy laws in 1962
 
Muslim Victory at Battle of Tours and Siege of Constantinople will Result Europe becoming Muslim
Christendom might have been pushed back a bit, but it would never have been completely overrun by Muslims. The Caliphate was already really overextended by 732, and simply couldn't get any bigger without excessive strain.

Also I have read somewhere that the Roman Empire was perfectly fine with homosexuality, or at least didn't worry itself with it. So excepting some really zealous theocratic state takes over most of Europe after 476 (No, Charlemagne wouldn't be enough), the PoD would probably have to be in the Bronze Age. Someone will eventually think 'Oh, Rome was fine with it, so why aren't we?' otherwise.

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Was it legal in practice, or in theory only, as in mobs would still lynch homosexuals and the state wouldn't do shit?

It was legal in theory and in practice. Napoléons chancellor, Cambacérès, was known to love men, and Fiévée, Prefect of the Nièvre under the same emperor, lived together with his friend, came to parties with him and raised his child with him.

However, public display of homosexual love could be punished under another article of the penal code (Indecent exposure, for both heterosexual and homosexual relationships).
 
It was legal in theory and in practice. Napoléons chancellor, Cambacérès, was known to love men, and Fiévée, Prefect of the Nièvre under the same emperor, lived together with his friend, came to parties with him and raised his child with him.

However, public display of homosexual love could be punished under another article of the penal code (Indecent exposure, for both heterosexual and homosexual relationships).
Interesting. Brazil as well was actually extremely early in legalizing homosexuality.
 
It was legal in theory and in practice. Napoléons chancellor, Cambacérès, was known to love men, and Fiévée, Prefect of the Nièvre under the same emperor, lived together with his friend, came to parties with him and raised his child with him.

There's a quote joke about how one day, arriving late one day for an appointment with Napoléon, Cambacérès blamed a mistress. Napoleon replied: “When one has an appointment with the Emperor, one wraps up one’s affairs with her by saying: ‘Sir, grab your top hat and cane and leave.’”
 
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