Where Is It Illegal To Be Gay?
Notably, 33 countries recognized same-sex marriage as of November 2022. In contrast, only two nations are considered to have the death sentence for consensual same-sex sexual acts, excluding non-state actors and extrajudicial killings: Iran and Afghanistan. The death sentence is officially legal in Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (in the autonomous state of Jubaland), and the…
Notably, 33 countries recognized same-sex marriage as of November 2022. In contrast, only two nations are considered to have the death sentence for consensual same-sex sexual acts, excluding non-state actors and extrajudicial killings: Iran and Afghanistan.
The death sentence is officially legal in Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (in the autonomous state of Jubaland), and the United Arab Emirates, however, it is rarely used.
LGBT persons are also subjected to extrajudicial killings in the Russian territory of Chechnya. Sudan abolished the death penalty for anal intercourse (hetero- or homosexuality) in 2020.
Although stoning is authorized in fifteen nations as a punishment for adultery, including gay sex, it is only enforced by the legal authorities in Iran and Nigeria (in the northern third of the country).
Where Is It Illegal To Be Gay?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people’s rights vary widely by country or jurisdiction, ranging from legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
