Number Of Countries Criminalizing Homosexuality Has Fallen From 92 to 76 Since 2006: REPORT

A report issued yesterday by ILGA shows that the number of countries banning gay sex has fallen from 92 to 76 since 2006

A report issued yesterday by ILGA shows that the number of countries banning gay sex has fallen from 92 to 76 since 2006.

Detailed findings in the report include:

There are 117 UN member countries where same sex sexual acts between adults in private are legal.
Among the 76 countries where gay sex is illegal, Chad introduced a new Penal Code last year punishing anyone who has sex with persons of the same sex.
Eight States officially legislate for the death penalty, but only five (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) actually implement it.
Four states – Algeria, Lithuania, Nigeria and Russia – have implemented ‘propaganda of homosexuality laws.’
Discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation is now prohibited in 63 countries, including Chile, Samoa, Namibia and city of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Seven countries have a constitutional prohibition to discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Hate crimes based on sexual orientation are considered an aggravating circumstance in 34 countries.
Incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation is prohibited in 31 countries.
Marriage equality is legislated for in 18 countries.
Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 19 countries including Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Ireland.

Report authors Aengus Carroll and Lucas Paoli Itaborahy said:

“While in 2006 – said the Authors – 92 countries criminalized same-sex sexual acts between consenting adults, we now see this number falling down to 76 countries in 2015. However, the situation is still unacceptable: more than one-third of the world’s States consider same-sex sexual activity illegal. On the other hand, although 2013 saw an alarming rise in the number of States considering a new wave of criminalization through ‘homosexual propaganda’ laws, in fact only a small number actually implemented them.”

Read the full report and see the 2015 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Map of World Laws, AFTER THE JUMP…

PDF: http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2015.pdf