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Central Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Kazakhstan
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 Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Kyrgyzstan
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Tajikistan
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Turkmenistan
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Male illegal (Penalties: fine, up to 2 year prison sentence) Female legal
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 Uzbekistan
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Male illegal (anal sex only) (Penalties: fine, up to 3 year prison sentence)
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Eastern Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 People's Republic of China
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Legal since 1997
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No, but under review[1]
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China)
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Legal since 1980
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Macau (Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China)
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Legal since ?
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Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage.
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Unknown | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education)
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 Japan
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Legal before 1873, illegal 1873-1880
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 South Korea (Republic of Korea)
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Legal since ?
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Discrimination ban repealed in 2007
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 Mongolia
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Legal since 2002
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Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Pakistan
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Illegal (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence)
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Southern Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Afghanistan
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Illegal
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 Bangladesh
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Male illegal Female needs verification |
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 Bhutan
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Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced)
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 India
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Illegal (Penalty: fine or up to 10 years; however, there is no government prosecution)
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 Iran
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Illegal (Penalty: life in prison)
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SRS officially supported by government as a means to treat GID | |||||
 Maldives
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Illegal
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 Nepal
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Yes Legal[2] | ||||||
 Sri Lanka
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Illegal (Penalty: fine or prison up to 10 years)
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South-Eastern Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Brunei
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Illegal (Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years)
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 Cambodia
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown | |
 Indonesia
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Legal except for Muslims in Aceh Province
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Laos
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Malaysia
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings)
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 Myanmar (Burma)
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Illegal (Penalties: 10 years to life sentence)
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 Philippines
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Legal since 1987, formalised in 2004.[3][4]
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[4] Constitutionally banned since 2003.
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Unknown | [5]
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An anti-discrimination bill was passed by the lower house in 2004 but is not yet enacted into law,[3] efforts still continue for the bill to be implemented.[4]
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 Singapore
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; not enforced) Female legal
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 Thailand
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Legal since 1956
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Unknown | Yes, since 2005 [1]
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Unknown | |
 Timor-Leste
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Vietnam
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Legal since ?
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Consitutionally banned since 1998
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Western Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Bahrain
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Illegal (Penalties: fine, prison sentence up to 10 years)
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 Iraq
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 Legal, but vigilante death squads kill homosexuals.[6] Criminalized in 2001 under Saddam Hussein, 2003 invasion of country restored original 1969 laws
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 Israel
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Legal since ?
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Unregistered cohabition legal since ?
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Foreign same-sex marriages recognised | [7]
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Bans most anti-gay discrimination
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 Jordan
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Legal since 1951 While not a crime, reports have shown that LGBT people can be victims of vigilante "honour killings".
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 Kuwait
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, men under 21 face prison sentences up to 10 years, men over 21 face prison sentences up to 7 years)
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 Lebanon
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Illegal[8] Honour killings are present among the population.
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 Oman
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal")
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 Palestinian territories (Gaza)
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence) Female legal
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| Palestinian territories (West Bank)
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Legal since ?
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Qatar
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years)
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 Saudi Arabia
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Illegal (Penalty: death or prison/fines/whipping)
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 Syria
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Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years; law de facto suspended)
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 Turkey (Bicontinental country: also in Europe)
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Date of decriminalisation unknown
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Banned from military service
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 United Arab Emirates
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Illegal (Penalty: deportation, fines, prison time or death sentence)
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 Yemen
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Illegal (Penalty: flogging or death)
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References
- ^ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3741.html
- ^ Ottosson, Daniel (May 2008). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). pp. Page 27. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ a b http://www.akbayan.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207:anti-discrimination-bill-hb-956&catid=15:bills&Itemid=100
- ^ a b c d http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/502.html
- ^ ILGA World Legal Wrap Up Survey, November 2006
- ^ Ottosson, Daniel (May 2008). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). pp. Page 19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3505079,00.html "Attorney General rules same sex couples eligible to adopt"
- ^ Ottosson, Daniel (May 2008). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). pp. Page 22. Retrieved 2009-01-12.