Name,Type_of_law,Gender_expression_sentence,Gender_expression_legal_provision,Gender_expression_link_to_law,Gender_expression_more_info,Gender_expression_law_name,ISO,Sentence_category,Additional_sentence_details,Criminalizes_same-sex_relations_between_women,Human_Rights_Watch_reporting,Legal_provisions,Link_to_law,More_information,Name_of_law,Category_of_offense
Algeria,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,dz,0-10 years,"Two months to 2 years in prison and a fine of between 500 and 2,000 Algerian dinars (US$5 to $20).",Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/16/audacity-adversity/lgbt-activism-middle-east-and-north-africa,Homosexual acts,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7998,,"1966 Penal Code, article 338.",Homosexual acts
Antigua & Barbuda,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ag,10 years-life,"Fifteen years in prison, if committed by an adult; 5 years, if committed by a minor.",Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Buggery; serious indecency,http://laws.gov.ag/acts/1995/a1995-9.pdf,,"Sexual Offences Act of 1995, article 12, article 15",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Bangladesh,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,bd,10 years-life,Ten years to life in prison.,Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/04/26/bangladesh-investigate-lgbt-murders,Carnal intercourse against the order of nature,http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php?act_name=&vol=&id=11,,"Penal Code 1860, section 377.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Barbados,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,bb,10 years-life,Life in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Buggery; serious indecency,http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngos/lgbti2.pdf,,"Sexual Offences Act of 2002, article 9, article 12",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Bhutan,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,bt,0-10 years,One month to 1 year in prison.,Vague language,,Sexual conduct against the order of nature,http://www.judiciary.gov.bt/forms/PENAL%20CODE.pdf,,"Penal Code of Bhutan, 2004, Chapter 14: Sexual Offences, Section 213.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Brunei,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression","Up to three months in prison, a fine of up to $1000 or both.",Man posing as a woman or vice versa (article 198);,http://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/EN/s069.pdf,,Syariah Penal Code (2013),bn,"Death penalty, lashes/corporal_punishment",Death penalty for anal sex; 40 lashes for sex between women,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/22/bruneis-pernicious-new-penal-code#_ftn1,Carnal intercourse against the order of nature; liwat (sodomy); musahaqah (sex between women),https://www.unodc.org/tldb/pdf/Brunei_Penal_Code_1951_Full_text.pdf; http://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/EN/s069.pdf,,"Penal Code of 1951, Chapter 22 (Revised Edition 2001),",Unnatural/indecent acts; homosexual acts
Burundi,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,bi,0-10 years,"Three months to 2 years in prison and/or a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 francs (US$30 to $60).",Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/07/29/forbidden/institutionalizing-discrimination-against-gays-and-lesbians-burundi,Sexual relations with someone of the same sex,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=13386,,"Law No. 1/05 of April 22, 2009, on the Revision of the Criminal Code, article 567.",Homosexual acts
Cameroon,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,cm,0-10 years,"Six months to 5 years in prison and a fine of CFA 20,000 to 200,000 (US$35 to $350).",Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/03/21/cameroon-rights-abuses-homosexuality-prosecutions,Sexual relations between persons of the same sex,http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Cameroon/CM_Code_Penal_Cameroun.pdf,,"Cameroon Penal Code of 1967, article 347 bis.",Homosexual acts
Chad,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,td,0-10 years,"Three months to 2 years in prison; fine of 50,000 to 500,000 FCFA (US $87-$870).",Yes,,Sexual relations with someone of the same sex,https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Tchad-Code-penal-2017.pdf,,Chad Penal Code 2017,Homosexual acts
Comoros,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,km,0-10 years,"Two to 5 years in prison and a fine of 50,000 to 1,000,000 francs (US$120 to $2,320).",Yes,,Impudent acts or acts against nature,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=208476,,"Penal Code of the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros, 1995, article 318.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Cook Islands,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ck,0-10 years,Five to 7 years in prison.,No,,Sodomy; indecency between males,http://www.paclii.org/ck/legis/num_act/ca196982/,,"Crimes Act 1969, sections 154, 155.",Sodomy
Dominica,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,dm,0-10 years,"Four to 10 years in prison if committed by an adult, and admission to a psychiatric hospital, if ordered by a court. Five years in prison if committed by a minor.",Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Buggery; gross indecency,http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/1998/act1-1998.pdf,,"Sexual Offences Act 1998, article 16.",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Egypt,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,eg,0-10 years,"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).",Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egypt-mass-arrests-amid-lgbt-media-blackout; http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/01/13/egypt-26-acquitted-homosexual-conduct,Habitually engaging in fujur (debauchery); incitation to debauchery,http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm,,"Law 10/1961 on the Combating of Prostitution, article 9(c), article 1. ",Debauchery
Eritrea,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,er,0-10 years,Five to 7 years in prison.,Yes,,"Homosexual conduct: an act corresponding to the sexual act, or any other indecent sexual act",http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/55a51ccc4.pdf,,"Penal Code of 2015, article 310, 311.",Homosexual acts
Eswatini,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sz,Unspecified,Unspecified.,No,,Sodomy,,,Common law offense.,Sodomy
Ethiopia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,et,10 years-life,Up to 15 years in prison.,Yes,,Homosexual and other indecent acts,http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/49216b572.pdf,,"Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Proclamation No. 414/2004, articles 629 and 630.",Homosexual acts
Gambia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,gm,10 years-life,Fourteen years to life in prison.,Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/21/gambia-life-sentence-aggravated-homosexuality,Unnatural acts; aggravated homosexuality,http://www.refworld.org/docid/54759cd04.html,"The Gambia Criminal Code (amended 1965) criminalizes ""unnatural offences"" with up to 14 years in prison. The criminal code was amended in 2005 to include same-sex acts between women, punishable by up to 5 years in prison. In 2014, the criminal code was amended to include ""aggravated homosexuality,"" which carries punishments of up to life in prison.","Gambia Criminal Code (Act No. 25 of 1933), amended 1965; Gambia Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2005; Gambia Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Ghana,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,gh,0-10 years,Up to 3 years in prison.,Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana,Unnatural carnal knowledge,http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/88530/101255/F575989920/GHA88530.pdf,,"Criminal Code 1960 (amended 2003), section 104.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Grenada,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,gd,0-10 years,Ten years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Grossly indecent act; unnatural connexion,http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Grenada/GD_Criminal_Code.PDF,,"Criminal Code of 1987, article 431.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Guinea,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,gn,0-10 years,Six months to 3 years in prison.,Vague language,,Indecent acts or acts against nature,http://www.refworld.org/docid/44a3eb9a4.html,,"Penal Code of the Republic of Guinea, 2016, article 274.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Guyana,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,gy,10 years-life,"Two years for ""gross indecency"" between men; life for ""buggery.""  ",No,,Buggery; gross indecency,http://www.oas.org/juridico/spanish/mesicic2_guy_criminal_law_act.pdf,"Guyana criminalizes ""acts of gross indecency"" between men with two years in prison (article 352). The criminal code sentences any person convicted of ""buggery"" to life in prison (article 354).","Criminal Law (Offences) Act, 1998, articles 352, 354.",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Iran,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ir,"Death penalty, lashes/corporal_punishment",Sentences range from 31 lashes (for homosexual acts other than anal sex or thigh sex) to 100 lashes to death.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/12/15/iran-discrimination-and-violence-against-sexual-minorities,Liwat (sodomy); tafkhiz (thigh sex); musaheqeh (lesbian intercourse),http://www.iranhrdc.org/english/human-rights-documents/iranian-codes/1000000455-english-translation-of-books-1-and-2-of-the-new-islamic-penal-code.html,,"Islamic Penal Code of Iran, 2013, articles 233-41.",Homosexual acts
Jamaica,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,jm,0-10 years,Ten years in prison and hard labor.,No,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/21/jamaica-unchecked-homophobic-violence,Buggery,http://moj.gov.jm/sites/default/files/laws/Offences%20Against%20the%20Person%20Act_0.pdf,,"Offences Against the Person Act, 1864, section 76.",Buggery
Kenya,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ke,10 years-life,"Five years for ""indecent practices between males,"" fourteen years for ""carnal knowledge against the order of nature.""",Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/report/2015/09/28/issue-violence/attacks-lgbt-people-kenyas-coast,Carnal knowledge against the order of nature; acts of gross indecency between males,https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/28595/115477/F-857725769/KEN28595.pdf,,"Penal Code of Kenya, Revised Edition 2012 [2010], section 162, 165.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Kiribati,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ki,10 years-life,Fourteen years in prison.,No,,Unnatural offences; buggery; indecency between males,http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/pc66/,,"Kiribati Penal Code, Revised Edition 1977, section 153, 155.",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Kuwait,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression ","One year in prison, a 1,000 Kuwaiti dinar fine, or both",Imitating the opposite sex in any way,http://gulfmigration.org/database/legal_module/Kuwait/National%20Legal%20Framework/Rights%20and%20Obligations/2.1%20Penal%20Law_AR.pdf,,"Kuwait Penal Code, No. 16 of 1960, art. 198",kw,0-10 years,Up to 7 years in prison.,No,http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/15/kuwait-end-police-abuses-against-transgender-women,Consensual intercourse between adult men,http://gulfmigration.eu/database/legal_module/Kuwait/National%20Legal%20Framework/Rights%20and%20Obligations/2.1%20Penal%20Law_AR.pdf,,"Kuwait Penal Code (1960), Law No. 16, article 193.",Homosexual acts
Lebanon,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,lb,0-10 years,Up to 1 year in prison.,Vague language,http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/06/26/its-part-job-0,Sexual relations contrary to the order of nature,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=6653,,"Criminal Code of 1943, article 534.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Liberia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,lr,0-10 years,One year in prison.,Yes,http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/12/03/its-nature-not-crime,Voluntary sodomy,http://www.icla.up.ac.za/images/un/use-of-force/africa/Liberia/Penal%20Code%20Liberia%201978.pdf,,"Penal Law - Title 26 - Liberian Code of Laws Revised, 1978, article 14.74.",Sodomy; unnatural/indecent acts
Libya,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ly,0-10 years,Up to 5 years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/16/audacity-adversity/lgbt-activism-middle-east-and-north-africa,Indecent acts,http://www.aladel.gov.ly/main/modules/sections/item.php?itemid=62,,"Libyan Penal Code of 1953, as amended by Law No. 70 (1973),  articles 407-408.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Malawi,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression","Up to six months in prison, fines of up to K50","""Every male person who wears the hair of his head in such a fashion as, when he is standing upright, the main line of the bottom of the mass of hair (other than hair growing on his face or on the nape of his neck) lies below an imaginary line drawn horizontally around his head at the level of the mouth.""",https://malawilii.org/system/files/consolidatedlegislation/701/penal_code_pdf_14611.pdf,,"Penal Code of 1930 (amended 2010), section 180",mw,10 years-life,Sexual acts between men: up to 14 years in prison; sexual acts between women: 5 years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/26/malawi-arrests-violence-against-lgbt-people,Carnal knowledge against the order of nature; indecent practices between males; indecent practices between females,https://malawilii.org/mw/consolidated_legislation/701,"In 2010, Malawi amended its penal code to include criminal penalties for sexual relations between consenting adult women. The version of the Malawi Penal Code available online does not include this amendment.","Penal Code of 1930 (amended 2010), sections 153, 137A.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Malaysia,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression ","Up to three years in prison, fines, and mandatory counseling","""Male person posing as a woman,"" ""female person posing as a man""",http://www.esyariah.gov.my/,"Each state's sharia criminal code, applicable only to Muslims, prohibits some forms of ""cross-dressing."" For a summary of laws by state, see https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/09/24/im-scared-be-woman/human-rights-abuses-against-transgender-people-malaysia#4eb52e. ",Syariah Enactments in Malaysia's 13 states and Federal Territory,my,"10 years-life, lashes/corporal_punishment","Up to 20 years in prison, whipping, and fines (state Sharia laws).","Yes (""Outrages on Decency"" provision, sharia in some states)",http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/24/malaysia-transgender-people-under-threat,"Carnal intercourse against the order of nature, outrages on decency",http://www.agc.gov.my/agcportal/uploads/files/Publications/LOM/EN/Penal%20Code%20ACT%20574%20-%20TP%20LULUS%2021_2_2018.pdf,,"Malaysia Penal Code, 2006, section 377A, 377B, 377D. State Sharia (Islamic) laws also apply.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Maldives,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,mv,"0-10 years, lashes/corporal_punishment","6 months to 8 years in prison, up to 100 lashes for ""unlawful sexual intercourse.""",Yes,,Sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex; indecent acts with a person of the same sex; unlawful marriage,https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4203-maldives-penal-code-2014,,"Maldives Penal Code, Section 410, 411, 412.",Various offenses
Mauritania,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,mr,Death penalty,"Indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 (US$210).",Yes,,Indecent acts between men; indecent acts between women,http://www.droit-afrique.com/images/textes/Mauritanie/Mauritanie%20-%20Code%20penal.pdf,,"Penal Code of 1983, articles 306, 308.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Mauritius,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,mu,0-10 years,Five years in prison.,No,,Sodomy,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=5070,,"Mauritius Criminal Code of 1838, section 250.",Sodomy
Morocco,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ma,0-10 years,"Six months to 3 years in prison; fines of between 120 and 1,000 dirhams (US$10 to $110).",Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/03/04/morocco-two-sentenced-homosexuality-charge,Lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=190447,,"Penal Code of 1962, article 489.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Myanmar (Burma),Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,mm,0-10 years,"Up to 10 years in prison, fine, “transportation for life”.",Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/09/02/burma-protect-not-target-gay-people,Carnal intercourse against the order of nature,http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MYANMAR_PENAL_CODE-corr.1.pdf,,"Penal Code of 1860, section 377.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Namibia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,na,Unspecified,Unspecified.,No,https://www.hrw.org/report/2003/05/13/more-name/state-sponsored-homophobia-and-its-consequences-southern-africa,"Sodomy, ""unnatural sexual offences"" between men",,,Common law offense.,Sodomy; unnatural/indecent acts
Nigeria,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ng,10 years to life (south); death penalty (north). Lashes/corporal_punishment.,"Up to 14 years in prison; death penalty (state Sharia laws). Nigeria falls into the ""mixed sentences"" category because it has various types of laws, under both criminal and Sharia law, which criminalize consensual same-sex conduct. It also criminalizes discussion of LGBT rights. Please click above and visit the Nigeria country page for more detailed information.",Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/14/nigeria-anti-lgbt-law-threatens-basic-rights,"Carnal intercourse against the order of nature; entering into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union; making public show of same-sex amorous relationship; registering, operating, or participating in gay clubs, societies, and organization",http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=5591,"In addition to existing provisions in Nigerian law that criminalize consensual same-sex relations between adults, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill criminalizes public displays of affection between same-sex couples and restricts the work of organizations defending gay people and their rights. The new legislation could lead to imprisonment solely for a person's actual or imputed sexual orientation. People could face charges for consensual sexual relations in private; advocacy of LGBT rights; or public expression of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The terms ""same-sex marriage"" and ""civil union"" are so broadly defined in the law that they include virtually any form of same-sex cohabitation. Same-sex relations between men and between women are also punishable by state Sharia laws in various states in northern Nigeria. The maximum penalty for sexual acts between men is the death penalty and the maximum sentence for sexual acts between women is whipping and/or imprisonment.","Criminal Code Act (Chapter 77), 1990, sections 214, 215, 217; Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013.",Various offenses
"Occupied Palestinian territory, Gaza Strip",Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ps,0-10 years,Up to 10 years in prison.,Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/16/audacity-adversity/lgbt-activism-middle-east-and-north-africa,Carnal knowledge against the order of nature,https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law21/PG-e-0633.pdf,,"British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance No. 74 of 1936, section 152(2).",Unnatural/indecent acts
Oman,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression ",One month to one year in prison and a fine of  OMR 300,Imitating the opposite sex,http://qanoon.om/p/2018/rd2018007/,,"Oman Penal Code, Article 266(d)",om,0-10 years,Six months to 3 years in prison.,Yes,,Homosexual and lesbian intercourses,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=6075,,"Omani Penal Code No. 7/1974, articles 33, 223.",Homosexual acts
Pakistan,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,pk,10 years-life,Life in prison; or 2 to 10 years in prison and fine.,Vague language,https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/08/another-transgender-woman-killed-pakistan,Carnal knowledge against the order of nature,http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/system/files/pakistan-penal-code-xlv-of-1860.pdf,,"Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860), section 377",Unnatural/indecent acts
Papua New Guinea,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,pg,0-10 years,Up to 7 years in prison.,No,,Unnatural offences; indecent practices between males,http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/cca1974115/,,"Criminal Code Act 1974, section 210, 212.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Qatar,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,qa,Death penalty,One to 3 years in prison; flogging; death penalty (Sharia law).,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/03/qatar-censorship-ignores-rights-fifa-rules,"""Leading, instigating or seducing a male anyhow for sodomy or
dissipation.""",http://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/wcm/connect/8abaea8046be1deaae97ef70b3652ad8/Penal+Code.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0,,"Penal Code, Law No. (II) of 2004, articles 296, 298. Sharia law also applies to Muslims.",Sodomy
Saint Kitts and Nevis,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,kn,0-10 years,"Four to 10 years in prison, with or without hard labor.",No,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,"Buggery, indecent assault",http://www.easterncaribbeanlaw.com/offences-against-the-person-act-chapter-4-21/,,"Offences Against the Person Act (2002), sections 56, 57.",Buggery
Saint Lucia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,lc,0-10 years,Five to 10 years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Acts of Gross Indencecy; Buggery,http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/lc/lc013en.pdf,,"Criminal Code, No. 9 of 2004, sections 132, 133.",Buggery
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,vc,0-10 years,Five to 10 years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i-have-leave-be-me/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean,Acts of Gross Indencecy; Buggery,,,"Criminal Code, 1990 Edition, sections 146, 148.",Buggery
Samoa,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ws,0-10 years,Up to 5 years in prison.,No,,Sodomy,http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/93579/124323/F-1523655815/WSM93579%202015.pdf,,"Crimes Act 2013, No. 10, section 67.",Sodomy
Saudi Arabia,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression ",Unspecified,,http://www.hrw.org/news/2009/06/24/saudi-arabia-drop-cross-dressing-charges,"Saudi Arabia has arrested and sentenced people to flogging and imprisonment for cross-dressing, despite having no written law prohibiting it.",There is no codified penal law in Saudi Arabia. Sentences are derived from interpretations of Sharia.,sa,"Death penalty, lashes/corporal_punishment","According to some interpretations of Sharia, the death sentence may be handed down for certain homosexual acts. Other penalties mmay include 100 blows of the whip and banishment for 1 year.",No,https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/04/13/saudi-arabia-investigate-transgender-womans-death,Undefined,,,There is no codified penal Law in Saudi Arabia. Sentences are derived from interpretations of Sharia law.,Homosexual acts as interpreted based on sharia
Senegal,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sn,0-10 years,"One to 5 years in prison; fine of 100,000 to 1,500,000 CFA (US$170 to $2,600).",Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/08/28/senegal-quash-conviction-7-acts-against-nature,Indecent acts; acts against nature with a person of the same sex,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=6336,,"Penal Code of 1965, article 319 (para. 3).",Unnatural/indecent acts
Sierra Leone,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sl,10 years-life,Ten years to life in prison.,No,,Buggery,http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1861/100/pdfs/ukpga_18610100_en.pdf,,"Offences against the Person Act 1861, section 61.",Buggery
Singapore,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sg,0-10 years,Up to two years in pirson.,No,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/29/singapore-court-ruling-major-setback-gay-rights,Acts of gross indecency,http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/67824/65070/F-560310733/SGP67824%202015.pdf,,"Penal Code (Chapter 224), Revised Edition 2008, section 377A.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Solomon Islands,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sb,10 years-life,Up to 14 years in prison.,Yes,,Buggery; indecent practices,http://www.paclii.org/sb/legis/consol_act/pc66/,,"Penal Code (Revised Edition 1996), sections 160-162.",Buggery; unnatural/indecent acts
Somalia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,so,0-10 years,Two months to 3 years in prison; security measures.,Yes,,Carnal intercourse or acts of lust with a person of the same sex,http://www.refworld.org/docid/4bc5906e2.html,,"Penal Code, Legislative Decree No. 5/1962, articles 409, 410.",Homosexual acts
South Sudan,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression",Imprisonment of up to one year,Male person dressing as a woman in a public place,http://www.sudantribune.com/IMG/pdf/penal_code_act_2008-2.pdf,,"Penal Code of 2008, section 370, ""Vagabond""",ss,0-10 years,Up to 10 years in prison; fine.,Vague language,,Carnal intercourse against the order of nature,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=11413,,"Penal Code Act 2008, section 248.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Sri Lanka,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,lk,0-10 years,"Up to 10 years in prison, fine.",Yes,,Unnatural offenses; Acts of gross indecency between persons,http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/srilanka/statutes/Penal_Code.pdf,,"Penal Code (as amended by the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 1995), articles 365, 365A.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Sudan,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sd,"Death penalty, lashes/corporal_punishment",Lashes and 5 years in prison for first and second convictions; death penalty or life in prison if convicted for the third time.,Yes,,"Sodomy, gross indecency",http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=241802,,"Penal Code 1991 (Act No. 8 1991), sections 148, 151.","Sodomy, unnatural/indecent acts"
Syria,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,sy,0-10 years,Up to 3 years in prison.,Vague language,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/28/double-threat-gay-men-syria,Unnatural sexual intercourse,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=10918,,"Penal Code of 1949, article 520.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Tanzania,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,tz,10 years-life,Thirty years to life in prison.,Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/06/18/tanzania-police-abuse-torture-impede-hiv-services,"Unnatural offenses, gross indecency",https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/67094/63635/F532037758/TZA67094.pdf,,"Penal Code of 1945 (as amended by the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act, 1998), section 138(a), 154.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Togo,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,tg,0-10 years,"One to 3 years in prison; fine between 100,000 and CFA 500,000 (US$170 to $870).",Yes,,Indecent acts or acts against nature,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=201335,,"Penal Code of 13 August 1980 (amended 2000), article 88.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Tonga,"Outlaws same-sex relations, Criminalizes forms of gender expression ","Fine not exceeding $100 , imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or both","Male person impersonating a woman ""whilst soliciting for an immoral purpose""",http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/consol_act/co136/,,"Laws of Tonga Chapter 18, Criminal Offenses, art. 81(5)",to,"0-10 years, lashes/corporal_punishment",Up to 10 years in prison; whipping.,No,,Sodomy,https://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/ton/1926/criminal_offences_act_html/Criminal_Offences_Act.pdf,,"Criminal Offences Act, 1988 Revised Edition,
sections 136, 139, 142.",Sodomy
Tunisia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,tn,0-10 years,Three years in prison.,Yes,https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/17/tunisia-end-persecution-lgbt-people,Liwat (sodomy); musaheqeh (sex between women).,http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5590.html,"While the French version of the penal code refers only to ""sodomy,"" the official Arabic penal code explicitly outlaws same-sex relations between women and between men. ","Penal Code of 1913 (as modified), article 230.",Sodomy; homosexual acts
Turkmenistan,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,tm,0-10 years,"Two years in prison, between 5-10 years in prison if repeated.",No,,Sodomy: sexual acts between men,http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=14676,,"Criminal Code of Turkmenistan No. 222-I of June 12, 1997 (as amended up to November 9, 2013), article 135.",Sodomy
Tuvalu,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,tv,10 years-life,Up to fourteen years in prison.,No,,Unnatural offenses; buggery; indecent practices between males,http://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1965/1965-0007/PenalCode_1.pdf,,"Penal Code, Revised Edition 2008, section 153-155.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Uganda,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ug,10 years-life,Life in prison.,Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/08/07/it-now-legal-be-gay-uganda,Carnal knowledge against the order of nature; gross indecency,http://www.ulii.org/ug/legislation/consolidated-act/120,"Uganda's Constitutional Court declared the Anti-Homosexuality Act ""null and void"" on August 1, 2014. In the months after the law was enacted in February 2014, LGBT people in Uganda experienced a notable increase in arbitrary arrests, police extortion, loss of employment, evictions, and homelessness.","Penal Code Act of 1950 (Chapter 120), (as amended), section 145, 148.",Unnatural/indecent acts
United Arab Emirates,Criminalizes forms of gender expression,"Up to one year in prison and a fine of up to 10,000 dirhams","""any male disguised in a female apparel and enters in this disguise a place reserved for women or where entry is forbidden, at that time, for other than women""",,https://www.dxbpp.gov.ae/Law_Page.aspx?Law_ID=486&Grand_ID=2,"Federal Law No. 7 of 2016, art. 359",ae,,,,,,,,,
Uzbekistan,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,uz,0-10 years,Up to 3 years in prison.,No,,Besoqolbozlik (consensual intercourse between men),http://www.legislationline.org/documents/section/criminal-codes/country/55,,"Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1994, article 120.",Homosexual acts
Yemen,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,ye,"Death penalty, lashes/corporal_punishment","Homosexual acts between men: 100 lashes, 1 year in prison (unmarried men), death by stoning (married men); homosexual act between women: 100 lashes, up to 3 years in prison.",Yes,,Penetration in the anus (men); sexual stimulation by rubbing (women),http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/83557/92354/F1549605860/YEM83557.pdf,,"Penal Code 1994, articles 264, 268.",Homosexual acts
Zambia,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,zm,10 years-life,Seven years to life in prison.,Yes,http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/20/zambia-stop-prosecuting-people-homosexuality,"Carnal knowledge against the order of nature, gross indecency",https://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/zmb/1931/the_penal_code_act_html/Zambia_Penal_Code_Act_1930_as_amended_2005.pdf,,"Penal Code Act (as amended by Act No. 15 of 2005), sections 155, 156.",Unnatural/indecent acts
Zimbabwe,Outlaws same-sex relations,,,,,,zw,0-10 years,Up to 1 year in prison and/or fine.,No,http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/27/zimbabwe-end-attacks-lgbt-people,Sodomy,http://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/zwe/2006/criminal_law_codification_and_reform_act_html/criminal_law_codification_and_reform_act.pdf,,"Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, (Effective 2006), section 73.",Sodomy