Country |
Homosexuality is general |
Protective age |
Punish |
Remark |
Alabama |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Afghanisatan |
Forbidden |
x |
Death Penalty |
The last
known execution of two men took place in the 3/22/1998 |
Egypt |
Permits |
21 |
- |
Because
of the strong Islamic influence the being a gay should not be demonstrated
publicly |
Alaska |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Albania |
Permits |
14 |
- |
* |
Algeria |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Andorra |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Angola |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Antigua and Barbuda |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Equatorially Guinea |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Argeninien |
Permits |
21 |
- |
Liberal
behaviour can lead in public to arrests because of "offence against the
public morality" |
Arizona |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Arkansas |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Armenia |
Forbidden |
x |
5 - 7 years |
* |
Aserbaidshan |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Ethiopia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Australia Capitol Territory |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
The Bahamas |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 10 years |
Who is
put in court, the maximum penalty receives as a rule |
Bahrein |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Bangladesh |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Barbados |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
Homosexual
ones are pursued in spite of the ban |
Belgium |
Permits |
16 |
- |
The
protective age amounts 18 years if authority personen are involved |
Belize |
Permits |
* |
- |
The
tolerance of the population is rather low |
Benin |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Bhutan |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Bolivia |
Permits |
21 |
- |
* |
Bosnien-Herzigowina |
* |
* |
- |
* |
Botswana |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Brazil |
Permits |
21 |
- |
* |
Brunei |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Bulgaria |
Permits |
21 |
- |
Homosexual
actions are forbidden (also to kisses). The foreigners who stay longer than
one month in the country are submitted to an AIDS test |
Burkina Fasi |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Burma |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Burundi |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Californien |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Chile |
Permits |
* |
Analsex is
punished with up to 5 years of prison |
Arbitrary
police raids threaten in appropriate bars |
China |
* |
* |
* |
Homosexuality
is valid as an offence against the harmony principle |
Colorado |
Permits |
15 |
- |
* |
Connecticut |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Iceland Cook |
Permits |
* |
Analsex can
be punished with up to 7 years of prison |
* |
Costa Rica |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Denmark |
Permits |
15 |
- |
Registered partnerships are possible |
Delaware |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Germany |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
District of Columbia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Djibouti |
* |
* |
* |
* |
The Dominican Republic |
Permits |
18 |
- |
The
excess of the decency in public" can be punished with up to 2 years of
prison |
Ecuador |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 8
months of prison |
* |
El Salvador |
Permits |
* |
- |
The
population is extremely hostile towards gays |
The Ivory Coast |
* |
* |
* |
* |
England |
Permits |
16 |
- |
In |
Eritrea |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Estonia |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
The Fiji Islands |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 14
years of custody; with attempt up to 7 years |
* |
Finland |
Permits |
16 |
- |
The
"support of homosexuality" is not forbidden since May, 998 any more |
Florida |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The laws
are hardly put through |
France |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Sex can
be punished in public as an exhibitionism |
Gabon |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gambia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Georgia |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Georgia |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The ban
is not put through any more |
Ghana |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Gibraltar |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Grenada |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Greece |
Permits |
17 |
- |
* |
Guinea-Bissau |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Guyana |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 2
years of custody; Analsex is threatened with lifelong custody, with attempt
threaten up to 10 years of custody |
* |
Haiti |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hawaii |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Honduras |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Hong Kong |
Permits |
21 |
- |
* |
Idaho |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Illinoise |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Indiana |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
India |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Indonesia |
Permits |
* |
- |
Homosexual
actions are a component derBevölkerung.
The entry can be refused to AIDS sick person. |
Iowa |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Iraq |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Iran |
Forbidden |
x |
Death Penalty |
* |
Iceland |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Registered partnerships are possible |
Israel |
Permits |
* |
- |
There
exists an anti-discrimination law |
Italy |
Permits |
14/16 |
- |
With men
between 14 and 18 years the sex can be punished if it was the first time |
Jamaica |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 10
years of prison with hard labour |
Arbitrary
infringements threaten by police and the military |
Japan |
Permits |
13 |
- |
Foreigners are not let everywhere. Official reason: Notification problems |
Yemen |
Forbidden |
x |
Death Penalty |
* |
Jordan |
Forbidden |
x |
Imprisonments |
* |
Jugoslavien |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Cambodia |
* |
* |
* |
The
position of the population towards homosexual is hostile |
Cameroon |
Forbidden |
x |
6 months
till 5 years of custody and fines to 200,000 CFA |
* |
Canada |
Permits |
14 |
* |
The
protective age by participation of an authority's person, with prostitution
and the exercise of Analsex lies with 18 years |
Kansas |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Kazakhstan |
Permits |
* |
* |
* |
Qatar |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Kenya |
Forbidden |
x |
between 5
and 14 years of custody |
* |
Kentuckyy |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Kirghizia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Colombia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
Gays are
still pursued by the police. With the entry an AIDS test can be required |
The Comoro Archipelago |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Congo |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Croatia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Cuba |
Permits |
* |
* |
Realising the homosexuality can be punished in public with up to 12 months of prison. AIDS sick person are isolated in special sanitariums. |
Kuweit |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Laos |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
Homosexuality
is punished as an offence against the "popular customs and uses" |
Lesotho |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Latvia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Lebanon |
Forbidden |
* |
* |
* |
Liberia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Libya |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Bright stone |
Permits |
18 |
- |
Advertisement
for Homosexualtät
is forbidden |
Louisiana |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Luxembourg |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Macau |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Madagascar |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Maine |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Malawi |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Malaysia |
Permits |
* |
* |
Because
Islam is a prevailing religion, extreme care is offered |
The Maldives |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Mali |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Malta |
Permits |
18 |
- |
Pornography
is forbidden in general |
Morocco |
Forbidden |
x |
6 months
to 3 jahre
custodies and fine between 120 and 1,200 Dirhams |
* |
Maryland |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Massachusetts |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The use
of the laws is argumentative |
Mauritania |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Mauritius |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Mexico |
Permits |
18 |
- |
The
regulations about the excitement of public nuisance" are often applied
against homosexual. |
Michigan |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The use
of the laws is argumentative |
Minnesota |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Mississippi |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Missouri |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Mocambique |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Moldavien |
Permits |
* |
- |
The
complete ban was lifted only in 1995 |
Monaco |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Mongolia |
Permits |
* |
* |
Homosexual
ones can be punished for the indecent satisfaction of sexual desire" |
Montana |
Permits |
18 |
- |
since June, 1997 |
Namibia |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The ban wrd not more criminal
put through |
Nebraska |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nepal |
* |
* |
* |
* |
New Zealand |
Permits |
16 |
- |
the stay
right is granted to foreign partners if the respect passes 10 years |
Nevada |
* |
* |
* |
* |
New Hampshire |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
New Jersey |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
New Mexico |
* |
* |
* |
* |
New South Wales |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
New York |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Nicaragua |
Permits |
* |
Analsex is
threatened with up to 8 years of custody |
* |
The Netherlands |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Registered partnerships are possible |
Niger |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nigeria |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 14
years of custody |
The penal
regulations are not put through any more |
Northern Ireland |
Permits |
17 |
- |
* |
North Korea |
* |
* |
* |
* |
North Carolina |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
North Dakota |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Northern Territory |
Permits |
18 |
- |
Group sex
is forbidden! Sex between more than two people is looked than "public
sex" |
Norway |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Registered partnerships are possible |
Ohio |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Oklahoma |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Oman |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Oregon |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Austria |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Pakistan |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
Because
of the Islamic state religion possibly threatens the capital
punishment |
Panama |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Paraguay |
Permits |
* |
- |
The being
a gay can be penal-aggravating with a delinquent as |
Pennsylvania |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Peru |
Permits |
* |
- |
Members
of the military and the police can be punished with up to 20 years of
custody. Homosexuality is recognised as a separation reason. Laws of the
protection of the public morality are applied against homosexual |
The Philippines |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Poland |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Polynesia |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Portugal |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Puerto Rico |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Queen's country |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Analsex is
permitted only from the age of 18 years |
Rhode Island |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 20
years of custody |
An initiative
for the change of the existing regulation is almost concluded |
Rwanda |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Romania |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 5
years of custody |
The penal
frame was aggravated (!) only in 1996 |
Russia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Russia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Zambia |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 14
years of custody |
* |
Sao Tome + Principe |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Saudi Arabia |
Forbidden |
x |
Death Penalty |
* |
Scotland |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Sweden |
Permits |
15 |
- |
Registered partnerships are possible |
Switzerland |
Permits |
14 |
- |
Indeed,
the age difference to and at the age of 18 years of both partners may not
amount more than 3 jahre.
Thus is the quite exact definition of the Swiss protection of children and
young people law |
Senegal |
* |
* |
* |
* |
The Seychelles |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Sierra Leone |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Zimbabwe |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Singapore |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 10
years of custody |
* |
Slovakia |
Permits |
15 |
- |
* |
Slovenia |
Permits |
14 |
- |
* |
Somalia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
South Australia |
Permits |
16/17 |
- |
* |
South Carolina |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
South Dakota |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Spain |
Permits |
16 |
- |
Men
should search only sex with more than 18-year-old |
Sri Lanka |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 12
years of custody |
The entry
can be refused to HIV-positive |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Saint Vinvent and Grenadines |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
South Africa |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
The new
constitution contains a passage which makes a punishable offence the
discrimination on account of the sexual orientation. Hence, the penal laws
are hardly still applied. In a decision of the inhabitant of Johannesburg
High Courts it
was explained the penal laws already for unconstitutional |
Sudan |
* |
* |
* |
* |
South Korea |
Permits |
* |
- |
Big care
is to be advised. "Hold hands" between men often it seems with
friends and should not be misunderstood as a gay gesture |
Surinam |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Swaziland |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Syria |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 3
years of custody |
Homosexual
ones are outlawed in the society |
Tadshikistan |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Taiwan |
Permits |
* |
- |
Homosexual
contacts in the army are threatened with the capital
punishment |
Tanzania |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Tasmania |
Permits |
17 |
- |
Sex
between men was legalised after a 9-year-old fight in April, 1997 |
Tennessee |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Texas |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Thailand |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Togo |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Trinidad and Tobaggo |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 20
years of custody, Anlaverkehr
with persons under age in perpetuity |
The entry
can be refused according to the law to homosexual ones |
Chad |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Czechia |
Permits |
15 |
- |
* |
Tunisia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Turkey |
Permits |
18 |
- |
A row
exists on the regulations which are applied against gays |
Turkey |
Permits |
18 |
- |
A row
exist on the regulations which are applied against gays |
Turkmenistan |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uganda |
* |
* |
* |
* |
The Ukraine |
Permits |
16 |
- |
63% of
the population hold homosexuality for a crime |
Hungary |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Uruguay |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Uzbekistan |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Utah |
Forbidden |
x |
* |
* |
Vanuata |
* |
* |
* |
Vanuata is valid traditionally as liberal |
Vatican |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Venezuela |
Permits |
* |
- |
Homosexual
ones are discriminated by the authorities |
United Arab Emirates |
Forbidden |
x |
up to 14
years of custody |
Homosexualiät is patient as a rule tacitly. HIV-infected
foreigner are expelled |
Vermont |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Victoria |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Vietnam |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Virginia |
Forbidden |
x |
Felonies (up to 20 years) |
* |
Wales |
Permits |
16 |
- |
* |
Washington |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
Byelorussia |
Permits |
18 |
- |
* |
West Virginia |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Western Sahara |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Westsamoa |
Permits |
* |
- |
* |
Wisconsin |
Elaubt |
18 |
- |
* |
Wyomin |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Zaire |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Central-African republic |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Cyprus |
Permits |
* |
* |
The ban
of homosexuality was lifted only in May, 1998 on account of a demand of the
Council of Europe |