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Countries where homosexuality is legal

Country	Sex laws		Protection based on sexual orientation in law			Family laws
	Decriminalisation of homosexual acts	Equalisation of age of consent	Prohibition of discrimination		Hate crime laws	Registered partnership	Joint adoption	Same-sex marriage
	Decriminalisation of homosexual acts	Equalisation of age of consent	In employment	In other fields	Hate crime laws	Registered partnership	Joint adoption	Same-sex marriage
Netherlands	1811	1971	1992 (Penal Code)		1993	1998	2001	2001
Netherlands	1811	1971	1994 (General Equal Treatment Act)		1993	1998	2001	2001
Belgium	1792	1985	2003 (Law of 25 February 2003)		2003	2000 (statutory cohabitation)	2006 ^[1]	2003
Denmark	1930	1976	1996 (Act 459)	1987 (Penal Code)	1987	1989	1999 (step-child adoption)	N
Sweden	1944	1978	1999 (Act 133)	1987 (Penal Code)	2003	1995	2003	N
Sweden	1944	1978	2003 (Constitution) ^[2]		2003	1995	2003	N
Iceland	1940	1992	1996 (Act 459)	1987 (Penal Code)	1987	1989	1999 (step-child adoption)	N

Countries where homosexuality is illegal

Country	Status of consensual homosexual acts		Penalty		Type of offence explicitly prohibited by the law	Legal text
Country	Between males	Between females	Minimal	Maximal	Type of offence explicitly prohibited by the law	Legal text
Afghanistan	Illegal		"Long imprisonment"		"Adultery or pederasty"	Penal Code of 1976 (Chapter 8, Article 427)
Algeria	Illegal		Imprisonment of 2 months (with a fine of 500 DZD)	Imprisonment of 2 years (with a fine of 2000 DZD)	"A homosexual act"	Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966) (Article 338)
Angola	Illegal		Imprisonment of 2 months (with a fine of 500 DZD)	Imprisonment of 2 years (with a fine of 2000 DZD)	"A homosexual act"	Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966) (Article 338)

http://www.utrel.gov.mz/word_files/codigo_penal_ultima_versao.doc (Mozambique) http://luanda.usembassy.gov/wwwhdireitoshumanos05.html (Angola)

References

General

Ottosson, Daniel (November 2006). "LGBT world legal wrap up survey" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
Ottosson, Daniel (April 2007). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
"Antidiscrimination Legislation: A worldwide summary" (PDF). International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. April 1999. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
Waaldijk, Kees (February 2003). "Chronological overview of the main legislative steps in the process of legal recognition of homosexuality in European countries" (PDF). International Family Law (2). Bristol: Jordan Publishing Limited. ISSN 1369-5762. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
"Same-sex marriage and partnership in European countries". ILGA-Europe. Retrieved 2007-12-13.

Specific

^ "Belgium passes gay adoption law". BBC News. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2007-12-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "The Instrument of Government - Chapter 1, Article 2" (ASPX). The Constitution of Sweden. Sveriges riksdag. 1974. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Uncategorized

[1] "Belgium passes gay adoption law". BBC News. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2007-12-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] "The Instrument of Government - Chapter 1, Article 2" (ASPX). The Constitution of Sweden. Sveriges riksdag. 1974. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 ! rowspan=3 width="20%" | Country
 ! colspan=2 | Sex laws
-! colspan=3 | Anti-discrimination laws
+! colspan=3 | Protection based on sexual orientation in law
 ! colspan=3 | Family laws
 |-
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Decriminalisation of homosexual acts</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>[[Sodomy Law|Decriminalisation of homosexual acts]]</small>
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Equalisation of age of consent</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>[[Age of consent|Equalisation of age of consent]]</small>
-! colspan=2 | <small>Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation</small/>
+! colspan=2 | <small>Prohibition of discrimination</small>
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Hate crime laws</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Hate crime laws</small>
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Registered partnership</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>[[Civil Union|Registered partnership]]</small>
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Joint adoption</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>[[LGBT adoption|Joint adoption]]</small>
-! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>Same-sex marriage</small/>
+! rowspan=2 width="10%" | <small>[[Same-sex marriage]]</small>
 |-
-! width="10%" | <small>In employment</small/>
+! width="10%" | <small>In employment</small>
-! width="10%" | <small>In other fields</small/>
+! width="10%" | <small>In other fields</small>
 |- valign="top"
 | rowspan=2 align="left" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[LGBT rights in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]'''
 | rowspan=2 | 1811
 | rowspan=2 | 1971
-| colspan=2 | 1992<br><small>(Penal Code)</small/>
+| colspan=2 | 1992<br><small>(Penal Code)</small>
 | rowspan=2 | 1993
 | rowspan=2 | [[Civil unions in the Netherlands|1998]]
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 | rowspan=2 | [[Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands|2001]]
 |-
-| colspan=2 | 1994<br><small>(General Equal Treatment Act)</small/>
+| colspan=2 | 1994<br><small>(General Equal Treatment Act)</small>
 |- valign="top"
 | align="left" | {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[LGBT rights in Belgium|Belgium]]'''
 | 1792
 | 1985
-| colspan=3 | 2003<br><small>(Law of 25 February 2003)</small/>
+| colspan=2 | 2003<br><small>(Law of 25 February 2003)</small>
+| 2003
-| [[Civil unions in Belgium|2000]]<br><small>(statutory cohabitation)</small/>
+| [[Civil unions in Belgium|2000]]<br><small>(statutory cohabitation)</small>
 | 2006<br><ref>{{cite news | title = Belgium passes gay adoption law | publisher = [[BBC News]] | date = [[2006-04-21]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4929604.stm | accessdate = 2007-12-13}}</ref>
 | [[Same-sex marriage in Belgium|2003]]
@@ Line 41: / Line 42: @@
 | 1930
 | 1976
-| 1996<br><small>(Act 459)</small/>
+| 1996<br><small>(Act 459)</small>
-| colspan=2 | 1987<br><small>(Penal Code)</small/>
+| 1987<br><small>(Penal Code)</small>
+| 1987
 | [[Recognition of gay unions in Denmark|1989]]
-| 1999<br><small>(step-child adoption)</small/>
+| 1999<br><small>(step-child adoption)</small>
 | {{N}}
 |- valign="top"
@@ Line 50: / Line 52: @@
 | rowspan=2 | 1944
 | rowspan=2 | 1978
-| 1999<br><small>(Act 133)</small/>
+| 1999<br><small>(Act 133)</small>
-| 1987<br><small>(Penal Code)</small/>
+| 1987<br><small>(Penal Code)</small>
 | rowspan=2 | 2003
 | rowspan=2 | [[Civil unions in Sweden|1995]]
@@ Line 57: / Line 59: @@
 | rowspan=2 | {{N}}
 |-
-| colspan=2 | 2003<br><small>([[Constitution of Sweden|Constitution]])</small/><br><ref>KOFTA</ref>
+| colspan=2 | 2003<br><small>([[Constitution of Sweden|Constitution]])</small><br><ref>{{cite web | title = The Instrument of Government - Chapter 1, Article 2 | work = [[Constitution of Sweden|The Constitution of Sweden]] | publisher = [[Sveriges riksdag]] | date = [[1974]] | url = http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_PageExtended____6309.aspx | format = [[ASPX]] | accessdate = 2008-01-23}}</ref>
+|- valign="top"
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|Iceland}} '''[[LGBT rights in Iceland|Iceland]]'''
+| 1940
+| 1992
+| 1996<br><small>(Act 459)</small>
+| 1987<br><small>(Penal Code)</small>
+| 1987
+| [[Recognition of gay unions in Denmark|1989]]
+| 1999<br><small>(step-child adoption)</small>
+| {{N}}
 |}
+== Countries where homosexuality is illegal ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! rowspan=2 width="20%" | Country
+! colspan=2 | Status of consensual homosexual acts
+! colspan=2 | Penalty
+! rowspan=2 width="20%" | Type of offence explicitly prohibited by the law
+! rowspan=2 width="20%" | Legal text
+|-
+! width="10%" | <small>Between males</small>
+! width="10%" | <small>Between females</small>
+! width="10%" | <small>Minimal</small>
+! width="10%" | <small>Maximal</small>
+|- valign="top"
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[LGBT rights in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]'''
+| colspan=2 | Illegal
+| colspan=2 | "Long imprisonment"
+| "Adultery or pederasty"
+| [http://www.idlo.org/AfghanLaws/Afghan%20Laws/CD%20Laws%201921%20-%20to%20date%20in%20English/Afghan%20Laws%20in%20English%20(and%20other%20languages)/Penal%20Code%201976.pdf Penal Code of 1976]<br><small>(Chapter 8, Article 427)</small>
+|- valign="top"
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[LGBT rights in Algeria|Algeria]]'''
+| colspan=2 | Illegal
+| Imprisonment of 2 months<br><br><small>(with a fine of 500 [[DZD]])</small>
+| Imprisonment of 2 years<br><br><small>(with a fine of 2000 [[DZD]])</small>
+| "A homosexual act"
+| [http://lexalgeria.free.fr/penal3.htm Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966)]<br><small>(Article 338)</small>
+|- valign="top"
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|Angola}} '''[[LGBT rights in Angola|Angola]]'''
+| colspan=2 | Illegal
+| Imprisonment of 2 months<br><br><small>(with a fine of 500 [[DZD]])</small>
+| Imprisonment of 2 years<br><br><small>(with a fine of 2000 [[DZD]])</small>
+| "A homosexual act"
+| [http://lexalgeria.free.fr/penal3.htm Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966)]<br><small>(Article 338)</small>
+|}
+http://www.utrel.gov.mz/word_files/codigo_penal_ultima_versao.doc (Mozambique)
+http://luanda.usembassy.gov/wwwhdireitoshumanos05.html (Angola)
 == References ==
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 *http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=58
 *http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/policy/aneval/mon_en.htm#sexorient
+* http://law.leiden.edu/research/
-*http://athena.leidenuniv.nl/rechten/meijers/index.php3?m=10&c=98
+* http://www.law.leidenuniv.nl/onderzoek/
 *http://www.ai-lgbt.org/