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[edit] Countries where homosexuality is legal
| Country | Sex laws | Protection based on sexual orientation in law | Family laws | |||||
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| Decriminalisation of homosexual acts | Equalisation of age of consent | Prohibition of discrimination | Hate crime laws | Registered partnership | Joint adoption | Same-sex marriage | ||
| In employment | In other fields | |||||||
 Netherlands |
1811 | 1971 | 1992 (Penal Code) |
1993 | 1998 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| 1994 (General Equal Treatment Act) |
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.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1792 | 1985 | 2003 (Law of 25 February 2003) |
2003 | 2000 (statutory cohabitation) |
2006 [1] |
2003 | |
 Denmark |
1930 | 1976 | 1996 (Act 459) |
1987 (Penal Code) |
1987 | 1989 | 1999 (step-child adoption) |
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 Sweden |
1944 | 1978 | 1999 (Act 133) |
1987 (Penal Code) |
2003 | 1995 | 2003 | |
| 2003 (Constitution) [2] |
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 Iceland |
1940 | 1992 | 1996 (Act 459) |
1987 (Penal Code) |
1987 | 1989 | 1999 (step-child adoption) |
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[edit] Countries where homosexuality is illegal
| Country | Status of consensual homosexual acts | Penalty | Type of offence explicitly prohibited by the law | Legal text | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between males | Between females | Minimal | Maximal | |||
 Afghanistan |
Illegal | "Long imprisonment" | "Adultery or pederasty" | Penal Code of 1976 (Chapter 8, Article 427) |
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 Algeria |
Illegal | Imprisonment of 2 months (with a fine of 500 DZD) |
Imprisonment of 2 years (with a fine of 2000 DZD) |
"A homosexual act" | Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966) (Article 338) |
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 Angola |
Illegal | Imprisonment of 2 months (with a fine of 500 DZD) |
Imprisonment of 2 years (with a fine of 2000 DZD) |
"A homosexual act" | Penal Code (Ordinance 66-156 of June 8, 1966) (Article 338) |
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http://www.utrel.gov.mz/word_files/codigo_penal_ultima_versao.doc (Mozambique) http://luanda.usembassy.gov/wwwhdireitoshumanos05.html (Angola)
[edit] References
- General
- Ottosson, Daniel (November 2006). LGBT world legal wrap up survey (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- Ottosson, Daniel (April 2007). State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- Antidiscrimination Legislation: A worldwide summary (PDF). International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (April 1999). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- Waaldijk, Kees (February 2003). "Chronological overview of the main legislative steps in the process of legal recognition of homosexuality in European countries" (PDF). International Family Law (2). Bristol: Jordan Publishing Limited. ISSN 1369-5762.
- Same-sex marriage and partnership in European countries. ILGA-Europe. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- Specific
- ^ "Belgium passes gay adoption law", BBC News, 2006-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ The Instrument of Government - Chapter 1, Article 2 (ASPX). The Constitution of Sweden. Sveriges riksdag (1974). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
