Homosexuality Illegal

I have received several comments by people asking me to update the laws regarding homosexuals around the world (ie where it's legal, illegal, etc.) I have done my best to update it.

1. Being a homosexual (male and female) is illegal and punishable with death:

- Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran

 

2. Being a homosexual (males only) is illegal and punishable with prison:

 

-  Sierra Leone (Life),  Mauritius (5 years), Seychelles (14 years), Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Grenada (10 years), Jamaica (10 years), St Kitts & Nevis (10 years), St Lucia (10 years), Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Tonga (10 years), Tuvalu (14 years), Turkmenistan (2 years), Uzbekistan (3 years), Gaza (10 years), Singapore (2 years), Turkish Cyprus

 

3. Being a homosexual (male and female) is illegal and punishable with prison:

 

-  Algeria (2 years),  Libya (5 years), Morocco (3 years), Western Sahara (3 years), South Sudan (10 years), Tunisia (3 years), Gambia (14 years), Ghana (3 years), Guinea (3 years), Liberia (1 year), Senegal (5 years), Togo (3 years), Cameroon (5 years), Eritrea (3 years), Burundi (2 years), Kenya (14 years), Tanzania (Life), Comoros (5 years), Botswana (7 years), Zambia (14 years), Belize (10 years), Antigua & Barbuda (15 years), Barbados (Life), Dominica (10 years), St Vincent (10 years), Trinidad & Tobago (25 years), Guyana (Life), Papua New Guinea (14 years), Solomon Islands (14 years), Kuwait (10 years), Oman (3 years), Qatar (5 years), Syria (3 years), Bangladesh (Life), Bhutan (1 year), Pakistan (Life), Brunei (10 years), Burma (Life), Malaysia (20 years), Malawi (14 years), Uganda (Life)

4. Being a homosexual (male and female)  is illegal and punishable with a fine:

-   Egypt, Ethiopia, Angola, Namibia, Samoa, Maldives, Sri Lanka

 

* While these lists are thought to be as correct as possible people should only use these as research and not a definite list. *