In the rest, they apply to men and women. In 27 of the countries, the laws apply only to men. The figure is down from 75 nations since May 2016.
Last year, Belize and the Seychelles became the latest nations to repeal laws criminalizing such activity. Taiwan and Kosovo, which are not internationally recognized as independent states, bring the number to 124. The number of countries that allow homosexual acts between consenting adults. Here we present seven of the most telling numbers in the report. Members and supporters of the LGBTQ community participate in a Pride March in Bangalore, India.
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The threats include morality laws and other discriminatory legislation, as well as crackdowns on free expression about sexual orientation, Carroll said. “We’re definitely seeing some really valuable progress to the lives of LGBTI people, but there are many threats emerging,” said Aengus Carroll, an Ireland-based human rights consultant and researcher who co-authored the report with Argentine human rights lawyer Lucas Ramon Mendos. To produce the report, “ State-Sponsored Homophobia: A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: Criminalization, Protection and Recognition,” researchers compiled data from a variety of sources on laws dealing with sexual orientation. The majority of countries now allow sexual activity between consenting adults of the same gender, and the legal recognition of same-sex marriage is slowly spreading along with laws to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, according to a report published Monday.Īt the same time, persecution and stigmatization remain rampant in most countries, and equal rights for LGBTQ people are “still very far from reach,” said the report released by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Assn.