Template:World laws pertaining to homosexual relationships and expression

Worldwide laws regarding same-sex intercourse and freedom of expression and association

	Same-sex intercourse legal
	Marriage1		Marriage recognized but not performed1
	Civil unions1		Limited legal recognition1
	Same-sex unions not recognized		Laws restricting freedom of expression and association
	Same-sex intercourse illegal
	Unenforced penalty2		Imprisonment
	Life imprisonment		Death penalty

Rings indicate areas where local judges have granted or denied marriages or imposed the death penalty in a jurisdiction where that is not otherwise the law or areas with a case-by-case application.
¹Some jurisdictions in this category may currently have other types of partnerships.
²No arrests in the past three years or moratorium on law.

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Purpose

• To allow 1-step changes to map legend, across all English Wikipedia articles this template is used on

Usage

• To add the world homosexuality laws map with legend to an article, add the following code:
  • {{World homosexuality laws map|align=right|size=350px}}
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See also

• Template:SSM (source for "effective" dates)
• Template:Map of same-sex marriage in the United States, US map and legend template