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|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal (Penalty: fines, up to 1 year in prison). There's a growing public campaign to legalise homosexual relations.<ref name="ILGA 2008 page 22">{{cite [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legalweb|url=http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf|title=State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults|last=Ottosson|first=Daniel|date=May 2008|publisher=International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)|pages=Page 22|accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref><br><!--cmt out , moving to article: A small public growing campaign exists to legalize homosexual relations between consenting adults in private, though it is often viewed unfavorably. --> |
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal (Penalty: fines, up to 1 year in prison). There's a growing public campaign to legalise homosexual relations.<ref name="ILGA 2008 page 22">{{cite [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legalweb|url=http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf|title=State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults|last=Ottosson|first=Daniel|date=May 2008|publisher=International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)|pages=Page 22|accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref><br><!--cmt out , moving to article: A small public growing campaign exists to legalize homosexual relations between consenting adults in private, though it is often viewed unfavorably. --> |
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|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> Not by the government, however there are some LGBT support groups that offers great favours and acceptance--> |
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|<!--Same-sex marriage--> Unknown |
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|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years; law ''de facto'' suspended) |
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years; law ''de facto'' suspended) |
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|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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|<!--Gender identity/expression--> Unknown |
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|<!--Immigration equality for same-sex couples--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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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 | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Kazakhstan
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 Legal
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Kyrgyzstan
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Legal
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Tajikistan
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Legal
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Turkmenistan
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Male illegal (Penalties: fine, up to 2 year prison sentence) Female legal
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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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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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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Middle East
| 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 | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
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Illegal
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Iraq
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Legal since 2003
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Israel
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Legal since 1963 de facto (judicial decision against the enforcement of the relevant section in the old British-mandate law from 1936 [which in fact was never enforced]) 1988 de jure ("buggery law" formally repealed by Knesset[1] + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered cohabition Legal
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Foreign same-sex marriages recognised | [2][3]
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Jordan
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Legal since 1951 |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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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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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Lebanon
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, up to 1 year in prison). There's a growing public campaign to legalise homosexual relations.[4] |
Not by the government, however there are some LGBT support groups that offers great favours and acceptance--> | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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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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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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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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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Palestinian territories (West Bank)
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Legal since 1956[citation needed]
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Unknown |
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 Qatar
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Saudi Arabia
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Illegal (Penalty:  death or prison/fines/whipping)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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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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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 United Arab Emirates
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Illegal (Penalty: deportation, fines, prison time or death sentence)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Yemen
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Illegal (Penalty: flogging or death)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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South 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 | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
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Illegal
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Bangladesh
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Illegal
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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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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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 India
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Ban on homosexual sex ruled unconstitutional by Delhi High Court on 2 July 2009 and the law read down. Government to decide on future course of action, if any.[5]
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Not specifically banned
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Unknown | [6]
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Not in law Delhi HC has ruled "We hold that sexual orientation is a ground analogous to sex and that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not permitted by Article 15." [7] Pg85 point 104
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Unknown |
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 Iran
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Illegal (Penalty: Death )
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Unknown |
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SRS officially supported by government as a means to treat GID |
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 Maldives
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Illegal
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Nepal
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Legal since 2007[8] + UN decl. sign.
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Ordered by Supreme Court; government expected to include gender-neutral marriage laws in the drafting of the upcoming constitution. [2]
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Under consideration
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Under consideration
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Under consideration
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 Pakistan
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Illegal (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence)
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Sri Lanka
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Sodomy may be illegal - British-enacted law, never implemented
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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East 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 | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China
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Legal since 1997
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Unknown | Unknown; the military hasn't specialized the male-male sex acts from homosexuality |
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Unknown |
 Japan
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Legal + UN decl. sign. |
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Unknown | [9]
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/ No federal protections, but some cities ban all anti-gay discrimination[10]
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Transexuals allowed to change legal gender
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Unknown |
 Mongolia
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Legal since 2002
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Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 North Korea
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Not considered to be in accordance with the socialist lifestyle. Prison camps for dissidents |
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Unknown | Heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle |
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 South Korea
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Legal
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Unknown |
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 Taiwan
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Legal
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Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage.
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Unknown | Due to military draft
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education)
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Unknown |
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Southeast 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 | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brunei
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Illegal (Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Cambodia
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Legal
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Techinically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 East Timor
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Legal + UN decl. sign. |
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Indonesia
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Legal except for Muslims in Aceh Province
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Laos
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Legal
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Malaysia
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Myanmar
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Illegal (Penalties: 10 years to life sentence)
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Philippines
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Legal.[11][12]
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[12]
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[12]
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Since 2009. Was previously banned.
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[11] [12]
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Unknown |
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 Singapore
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Thailand
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Legal since 1956
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Unknown | Since 2005
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Unknown | Unknown |
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 Vietnam
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Legal (no laws against homosexuality have ever existed)
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Yes [13]
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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References
- ^ LGBTQ Timeline
- ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3505079,00.html "Attorney General rules same sex couples eligible to adopt"
- ^ Gay couple wins right to adopt foster son
- ^ {{cite
Female legalweb|url=http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf%7Ctitle=State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults|last=Ottosson|first=Daniel|date=May 2008|publisher=International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)|pages=Page 22|accessdate=2009-01-12}}
- ^ http://lobis.nic.in/dhc/APS/judgement/02-07-2009/APS02072009CW74552001.pdf
- ^ http://www.stratpost.com/being-gay-still-a-crime-in-the-military
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=4728348
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.palmcenter.org/press/dadt/releases/asias_silence_on_gays_in_military_broken_by_taiwan
- ^ http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf
- ^ 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
- ^ [1]