May 2009 State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults Daniel Ottosson an ILGA report © 2009 ILGA, The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association www.ilga.org Content Page Afghanistan ........................................................................................ 12 Algeria ............................................................................................... 12 Angola ............................................................................................... 12 Antigua and Barbuda ............................................................................ 13 Bangladesh ......................................................................................... 13 Barbados ............................................................................................ 13 Belize ................................................................................................. 14 Bhutan ............................................................................................... 14 Botswana ........................................................................................... 15 Brunei ................................................................................................ 15 Burundi............................................................................................... 15 Cameroon .......................................................................................... 16 Comoros ............................................................................................ 16 Cook Islands (New Zealand associate) ...................................................... 16 Dominica ............................................................................................ 17 Egypt ................................................................................................. 18 Eritrea ................................................................................................ 18 Ethiopia .............................................................................................. 18 Gambia ............................................................................................. 19 Gaza Strip (Part of Palestinian Authority)..................................................... 20 Ghana ............................................................................................... 20 Grenada ............................................................................................ 20 Guinea .............................................................................................. 20 Guyana ............................................................................................. 21 India .................................................................................................. 21 Indonesia ........................................................................................... 21 Iran ................................................................................................... 22 Iraq ................................................................................................... 23 Jamaica ............................................................................................. 23 Kenya ................................................................................................ 24 Kiribati ................................................................................................ 25 Kuwait ............................................................................................... 25 Lebanon ............................................................................................ 25 Lesotho .............................................................................................. 26 Liberia ................................................................................................ 26 Libya ................................................................................................. 26 Malawi ............................................................................................... 27 Malaysia ............................................................................................. 27 Maldives ............................................................................................. 28 Mauritania .......................................................................................... 28 Mauritius ............................................................................................. 28 Morocco ............................................................................................ 29 Mozambique ....................................................................................... 29 Myanmar/Burma .................................................................................. 31 Namibia ............................................................................................. 31 Nauru ................................................................................................ 31 Nigeria ............................................................................................... 32 Oman ................................................................................................ 33 Pakistan ............................................................................................. 33 State Homophobia – May 2009 2 ILGA – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - www.ilga.org Palau ................................................................................................. 33 Papua New Guinea .............................................................................. 33 Qatar ................................................................................................ 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis............................................................................... 34 Saint Lucia .......................................................................................... 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ............................................................ 35 Samoa ............................................................................................... 36 São Tomé and Principe .......................................................................... 36 Saudi-Arabia ....................................................................................... 37 Senegal.............................................................................................. 37 Seychelles ........................................................................................... 37 Sierra Leone ........................................................................................ 37 Singapore ........................................................................................... 38 Solomon Islands.................................................................................... 38 Somalia .............................................................................................. 38 Sri Lanka ............................................................................................. 39 Sudan ................................................................................................ 39 Swaziland ........................................................................................... 40 Syria .................................................................................................. 40 Tanzania ............................................................................................. 41 Togo .................................................................................................. 41 Tonga ................................................................................................ 42 Trinidad and Tobago ............................................................................. 42 Tunisia ................................................................................................ 43 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (unrecognised state) ............................... 43 Turkmenistan ....................................................................................... 43 Tuvalu ................................................................................................ 44 Uganda ............................................................................................. 44 United Arab Emirates ............................................................................. 45 Uzbekistan .......................................................................................... 45 Yemen ............................................................................................... 46 Zambia .............................................................................................. 46 Zimbabwe .......................................................................................... 46 LGBTI rights global overview ............................................................................................ 48 Sources .................................................................................................................................... 55 Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 61 State Homophobia – May 2009 3 ILGA – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - www.ilga.org Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals.