Template:World laws pertaining to homosexual relationships and expression

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

	Same-sex intercourse illegal
	Death penalty		Death penalty on books but not applied
	Life imprisonment		Limited imprisonment
	Prison on books but not enforced1	-
	Same-sex intercourse legal
	Marriage2		Marriage recognized but not performed3
	Civil unions		Limited domestic recognition (cohabitation)
	Limited foreign recognition (residency)		Optional certification
	Same-sex unions not recognized		Laws restricting freedom of expression and association

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.
¹No arrests in the past three years or moratorium on law.
²For some jurisdictions the law may not yet be in effect.
³Jurisdictions in this category may perform other types of partnerships.

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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:
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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