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“In societies where non-normative behavior is largely read as evidence of non-heterosexuality, the way a person looks, dresses and talks can often be seen as indicative of probable ‘criminal activity,' and be enough to warrant an arrest."
Gay rights in progress, but same-sex relations still a crime in 69 countries: Report More urgently than laws on the books, ILGA verified that 34 countries -- more than half of those with criminalising laws -- have actively enforced them in the past five years. Share Via Email | A+A A- By AFP GENEVA: Despite significant progress on gay rights around the world, dozens of countries still criminalise consensual same-sex activity, including six where being gay is punishable by death, campaigners said Tuesday. In a fresh report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Inters...
news You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Love killer: How the Covid-19 pandemic has left the world a more violent place for the LGBTQ community Inkstone 18/12/2020 In some countries, who you love can be deadly. Same-sex activity is illegal in almost 70 countries. In six, it's punishable by death. These include Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria (the 12 northern states only), Saudi Arabia and Yemen. These were the findings of a world survey on sexual orientation laws released this week that found dozens of nations across the glo...
The joint declaration follows the publication of ILGA World’s State-Sponsored Homophobia report 2020. According to these findings, 69 United Nation member states still, outlaw same-sex relations. Director of Programmes at ILGA World, Julia Ehrt, addressed the challenges facing LGBTQ+ people in 2020, “For our communities, safe spaces dramatically shrunk overnight. Some governments took advantage of these circumstances and stepped up their efforts to oppress, persecute, scapegoat, and to violently discriminate against us. In many places where laws were already a cause of inequality, thin...
5 Despite significant progress on gay rights around the world, dozens of countries still criminalise consensual same-sex activity. GENEVA: Despite significant progress on gay rights around the world, dozens of countries still criminalise consensual same-sex activity, including six where being gay is punishable by death, campaigners said Tuesday. In a fresh report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) found "considerable progress" in legal protections for LGBTI people worldwide. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has cre...