Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from Mar 28, 2019 to now.
Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced, under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women.
"Wikipedia can’t be classified as a reliable source, please read Equaldex policies again. This will also be categorized as imprisonment as punishment aswell."
Homosexual activity: Ambiguous from 2000 to now.
Three months to 3 years in prison. May be placed in "special reformatory" upon completion of prison sentence. Fine between 25 LE and 300 LE (US$3 and $40).
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Jun 2, 1960 to now.
fine and up to 6 years in prison. Not enforced. Decimalization pending. There is no law protecting either genders from discrimination. It truly depends on which police officer or individuals you…
"I will say this count as imprisonment in general since there are no possibility of death penalty or corporal punishment being applied in Kuwait for homosexuality"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (other penalty) from Jun 2, 1960 to now.
fine and up to 6 years in prison. Not enforced. Decimalization pending. There is no law protecting either genders from discrimination. It truly depends on which police officer or individuals you…
"Death penalty for sodomy offenses with married men still means the death penalty"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from 2014 to now.
Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time…
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1962 to now.
Act 409 states that Homosexual behaviours are punishable by imprisonment from 3 months to 3 years. In case of non serious offence, this reduces by one third.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced.
Under the federal…
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced.
Under the federal…
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced.
Under the federal…
"This means ambiguous, it does not mean homosexuality is illegal either"
Homosexual activity: N/A from Sep 14, 1948 to now.
Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is technically not against the law in North Korea, however, North Korea is a sexually conservative country, and this applies to sexuality anywhere on the…
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from May 29, 2023 to now.
President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished…
"This also equals death penalty for “Aggravated homosexuality”"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from May 29, 2023 to now.
President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished…
"Homosexuality is not legal in Iraq, it is de facto illegal by execution"
: from 1969 to now.
In Iraq, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals are subject to widespread discrimination. Openly gay men are not permitted to serve in the military and same-sex marriage or civil…
"updated, there was a case of a police officer who filed a case against employment discrimination in 2022, he got his job back. However this hasn’t been publicized by the media and there was no records of money compensation either."
LGBT employment discrimination: Ambiguous from past to now.
There is no anti-discrimination law on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Theoretically there is a guarantee of protection against discriminatory practices based on any
ground in…
"updated the law haven’t yet allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender in Malaysia"
Right to change legal gender: Illegal from Aug 9, 1965 to now.
A trans individual does not currently have the right to change their legal gender. A recent court ruling in favour of allowing trans women to wear female clothing was overturned by a federal…
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from May 25, 2005 to now.
If medical opinion states that the individual is their
desired gender, cour ts should comply and legally recognise
the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG)
"This isn’t true til now Malaysia haven’t allowed sex reassignment surgery yet, only that crossdressing are not a crime for non-Muslims."
Right to change legal gender: Illegal from Aug 9, 1965 to May 2019.
A trans individual does not currently have the right to change their legal gender. A recent court ruling in favour of allowing trans women to wear female clothing was overturned by a federal…
Equal age of consent: Equal from Oct 15, 2019 to now.
Equalized under the child protection act for both homosexual and heterosexual activity is 18 years old . However under the Indonesian Penal code the minimum age of consent for heterosexual activity…
"It is technically ambiguous and not “varies by region”, as outside of Aceh province regional govt must stay with the national law and cannot make their own laws"
"No law explicitly says that lesbianism is illegal"
Homosexual activity: Male illegal, female legal from Sep 22, 1994 to now.
Article 120 states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. Lesbianism illegal under morality law 130, punishable by up to 3 years in jail with hard labor, fines, and deportation