List of Countries Where Homosexuality is Illegal

Author: Sexual Diversity
Published: 24th Nov 2014
Peer-Reviewed Publication: N/A
Additional References: LGBT Facts and Statistics Publications

Summary: Laws affecting LGBT people vary by location, this is a list of places where same-sex romance and sexual activity is prohibited by law.

Main Document

Laws affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or territory, everything from legal recognition of same-sex marriage or other types of partnerships, to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex romantic/sexual activity or identity.

In 5 of the listed countries below, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Sudan, plus parts of Nigeria and Somalia, homosexuality is punishable by death. Additionally, there are a number of countries where homosexuality is not illegal but laws exist that seriously restrict homosexuality, eg. Russia, which enacted a law that prohibits homosexual propaganda.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Botswana
Brunei
Burundi
Cameroon
Comoros
Dominica
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
India
Iran
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Samoa
São Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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