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Homosexual activity in Katsina added by Unknownmiles.
Homosexual activity in Katsina added by Unknownmiles.
Homosexual activity in Zamfara added by Unknownmiles.
Homosexual activity in Zamfara added by Unknownmiles.
Homosexual activity in Sokoto added by Unknownmiles.
Homosexual activity in Sokoto added by Unknownmiles.
Intersex infant surgery in United Arab Emirates added by usmani.
Gender-affirming care in New Hampshire added by qcksws.
Same-sex marriage in Curaçao added by Unknownmiles.
Same-sex marriage in Aruba added by Unknownmiles.
Gender-affirming care in Transnistria added by davina82.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mauritania added by fem_enby_queen_07769.
Gender-affirming care in Iran added by fem_enby_queen_07769.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jersey added by Adjsnss .
Conversion therapy in Jersey added by Adjsnss .
Blood donations by MSMs in Jersey added by Adjsnss .
Gender-affirming care in Jersey added by Adjsnss .
Blood donations by MSMs in Norway added by hailierco.
Homosexual activity in Mauritania added by Unknownmiles.
Intersex infant surgery in Zambia added by Shine.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ethiopia added by Shine.
Intersex infant surgery in Ethiopia added by Shine.
Intersex infant surgery in Mozambique added by Shine.
Intersex infant surgery in Zimbabwe added by Shine.
Intersex infant surgery in Botswana added by Shine.

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Homosexual activity in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"fixing description "
Conversion therapy in Thailand edited by danlev
"Adding more details -- could use additional sources."
Equal age of consent in Thailand edited by danlev
"Adding extra source (other site is broken but has been long-running so might be temporarily down)"
Equal age of consent in Thailand edited by danlev
"Adding description + age. "
Censorship of LGBT issues in Maldives deleted by danlev
"Sources and description do not back claim about government censorship or the penalty. Deleting since no sources have been provided for…"
Censorship of LGBT issues in Maldives edited by Clara04
"In Maldives, the LGBT community faces severe discrimination and lack of legal protections. Same-sex sexual activities are illegal under…"
Homosexual activity in Malaysia edited by gabingry
"Under the federal law male homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, punishable by 2-20 years in prison, however the status of female…"
Same-sex marriage in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"fixing description and status and link"
Equal age of consent in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"setting as federal law"
Equal age of consent in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"Replacing wikipedia link and fixing description"
Homosexual activity in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"adding more information"
Homosexual activity in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"Replacing broken link with 2 which one has southern nigeria laws and the other talks about homosexuality in the northern states, and…"
Blood donations by MSMs in Nigeria deleted by Unknownmiles
"Deleting due to no information on subject"
Serving openly in military in Nigeria deleted by Unknownmiles
"Deleting due to no information on subject"
Intersex infant surgery in Nigeria edited by Unknownmiles
"setting as federal law"

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Same-sex marriage in Thailand
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Homosexual activity in Germany
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Same-sex marriage in Sint Maarten
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LGBT housing discrimination in Luxembourg
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Homosexual activity in Malaysia
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Conversion therapy in United Kingdom

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JapanIntersex infant surgery
IndiaCensorship of LGBT issues
SingaporeSame-sex marriage
PhilippinesCensorship of LGBT issues
ItalyCensorship of LGBT issues
ItalySame-sex marriage
ItalyEqual age of consent
FranceCensorship of LGBT issues
FranceRight to change legal gender
MalaysiaLGBT housing discrimination
MexicoCensorship of LGBT issues
MexicoIntersex infant surgery
MexicoRight to change legal gender
IranServing openly in military
IranSame-sex adoption

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SingaporeSame-sex adoption
PhilippinesServing openly in military
PhilippinesEqual age of consent
ItalyRight to change legal gender
ItalyEqual age of consent
FranceLGBT employment discrimination
FranceLGBT housing discrimination
FranceLGBT employment discrimination
MexicoBlood donations by MSMs
IranConversion therapy
GreeceServing openly in military
SpainLGBT housing discrimination
EgyptLGBT discrimination
IsraelBlood donations by MSMs
IsraelBlood donations by MSMs

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IndiaConversion therapy
IndiaConversion therapy
IndiaLGBT discrimination
GermanyRight to change legal gender
GermanyGender-affirming care
GermanyGender-affirming care
Saudi ArabiaBlood donations by MSMs
SingaporeServing openly in military
AustraliaBlood donations by MSMs
AustraliaBlood donations by MSMs
TurkeyRight to change legal gender
IranHomosexual activity
PolandRight to change legal gender
PolandSame-sex adoption
PolandSame-sex adoption
PolandLGBT discrimination
PolandSame-sex adoption
Sri LankaLGBT discrimination
IrelandSame-sex adoption
United Arab EmiratesHomosexual activity

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