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Sadly, homosexuality can be punished by death in eight countries: Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Iran. It can theoretically be a capital crime in several other countries where it has never been enacted.
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∙ 7y agoAs of 2014, the following countries have laws that ban gay sex. Some will also prosecute people believed to be gay, even if no sex act is committed:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antiqua and Barbuda
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cook Islands
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Gaza
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi-Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (plans to repeal the law)
- Turkmesistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Some countries have no laws against homosexuality, but discrimination and violence against gay people is commonplace, such as:
- The Dominican Republic
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Russia
- The West Bank (Palestinian Authority)
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