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the law you're quoting was the one they just get rid of, the new one sentences punishment up to death (see the link that was put in previous edits by another user)
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[[Homosexuality]] is illegal in [[Brunei]] and can be punished with up to death
[[Homosexuality]] is illegal in [[Brunei]] and can be punished with up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of 30,000 [[Brunei dollar]]s. There are no prohibitions on [[female homosexuality]].<ref name="ILGA 2012">[http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012.pdf State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults]</ref>
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Revision as of 17:42, 6 November 2014

LGBT rights in Brunei Brunei
StatusMale illegal, female illegal[1]
PenaltyUp to death penalty
Gender identity

Homosexuality is illegal in Brunei and can be punished with up to death

Summary table

Homosexual acts legal No
Equal age of consent No
Anti-discrimination laws in employment No
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services No
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) No
Same-sex marriage(s) No
Recognition of same-sex couples No
Both joint and step adoption by same-sex couples No
Gays allowed to serve in the military No
Right to change legal gender No
Commercial surrogacy No
Access to in-vitro fertilization for lesbians No
Men who have sex with men allowed to donate blood[2] No
Automatic parenthood for both spouses after birth No

See also

Notes