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LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Kābul.
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Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from Aug 15, 2021 to now.
Under Taliban rule.
Sources: Taliban is Religious-Extremist organization.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Brunei.
"grammar correction"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from Mar 28, 2019 to now.
Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Brunei.
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Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from Mar 28, 2019 to now.
Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced, under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Egypt.
"Wikipedia can’t be classified as a reliable source, please read Equaldex policies again. This will also be categorized as imprisonment as punishment aswell."
Homosexual activity: Ambiguous from 2000 to now.
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).
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Kuwait.
"updated"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Jun 2, 1960 to now.
fine and up to 6 years in prison. Not enforced. Decimalization pending. There is no law protecting either genders from discrimination. It truly depends on which police officer or individuals you…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Kuwait.
"I will say this count as imprisonment in general since there are no possibility of death penalty or corporal punishment being applied in Kuwait for homosexuality"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (other penalty) from Jun 2, 1960 to now.
fine and up to 6 years in prison. Not enforced. Decimalization pending. There is no law protecting either genders from discrimination. It truly depends on which police officer or individuals you…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Yemen.
"punctuation errors"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from 2014 to now.
Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Yemen.
"Death penalty for sodomy offenses with married men still means the death penalty"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from 2014 to now.
Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Somalia.
"updated"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (other penalty) from 1991 to now.
Under article 409 of the Somali Penal Code, 1973, mentions that sexual intercourse with a partner of same sex is punishable, and may result in an imprisonment for 3 months to 3 years. However, in an…
Sources: somalilandlaw.com/Penal_Cod… "http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/24/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death/ refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"Grammar"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced. Under the federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"Punctuations "
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced. Under the federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"grammar"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced. Under the federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"added some grammar and punctuation corrections"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1826 to now.
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced. Under the federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in North Korea.
"This means ambiguous, it does not mean homosexuality is illegal either"
Homosexual activity: N/A from Sep 14, 1948 to now.
Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is technically not against the law in North Korea, however, North Korea is a sexually conservative country, and this applies to sexuality anywhere on the…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Uganda.
"Grammar correction"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from May 29, 2023 to now.
President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Uganda.
"This also equals death penalty for “Aggravated homosexuality”"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) from May 29, 2023 to now.
President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in .
"Homosexuality is not legal in Iraq, it is de facto illegal by execution"
: from Apr 23, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in .
"Homosexuality is not legal in Iraq, it is de facto illegal by execution"
: from 1969 to now.
In Iraq, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals are subject to widespread discrimination. Openly gay men are not permitted to serve in the military and same-sex marriage or civil…
Sources: un.org/fr/
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Indonesia.
"updated"
Same-sex adoption: Single only from past to now.
Same-sex couples are legally prohibited from adopting children in Indonesia by a joint adoption. In theory, a single person may adopt, but the prospective parent must be in a marriage recognized…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Indonesia.
"updated"
LGBT housing discrimination: Ambiguous from Aug 18, 1945 to now.
None exist currently.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Indonesia.
"updated, there was a case of a police officer who filed a case against employment discrimination in 2022, he got his job back. However this hasn’t been publicized by the media and there was no records of money compensation either."
LGBT employment discrimination: Ambiguous from past to now.
There is no anti-discrimination law on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Theoretically there is a guarantee of protection against discriminatory practices based on any ground in…
Sources: Being LGBT in Asia: Indonesia Country Report 2014 asia-pacific.undp.org/conte…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"updated the law haven’t yet allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender in Malaysia"
Right to change legal gender: Illegal from Aug 9, 1965 to now.
A trans individual does not currently have the right to change their legal gender. A recent court ruling in favour of allowing trans women to wear female clothing was overturned by a federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"updated"
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from May 25, 2005 to Oct 8, 2015.
If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG)
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Malaysia.
"This isn’t true til now Malaysia haven’t allowed sex reassignment surgery yet, only that crossdressing are not a crime for non-Muslims."
Right to change legal gender: Illegal from Aug 9, 1965 to May 2019.
A trans individual does not currently have the right to change their legal gender. A recent court ruling in favour of allowing trans women to wear female clothing was overturned by a federal…
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Indonesia.
"This can be interpreted as just ambiguous since there are no law prohibiting non-binary identities either."
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Ambiguous from past to now.
Indonesia does not legally recognize non-binary identities, despite genderless identities being part of its culture and history.
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Indonesia.
"This should be listed as equal instead."
Equal age of consent: Equal from Oct 15, 2019 to now.
Equal except for the region of Aceh (Homosexuality is illegal there)
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in .
"It is technically ambiguous and not “varies by region”, as outside of Aceh province regional govt must stay with the national law and cannot make their own laws"
: Ambiguous from Dec 6, 2022 to now.
Legal (except in Aceh province)
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in .
"Removed wikipedia sources as it is unreliable"
: from Dec 6, 2022 to now.
Legal (except in Aceh province)
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Uzbekistan.
"No law explicitly says that lesbianism is illegal"
Homosexual activity: Male illegal, female legal from Sep 22, 1994 to now.
Article 120 states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. Lesbianism illegal under morality law 130, punishable by up to 3 years in jail with hard labor, fines, and deportation
Sources: web.archive.org/web/2017011…//www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1712/file/a45cbf3cc66c17f04420786aa164.htm/preview
LGBTsoutheastasian edited an entry in Egypt.
"it still actually means maximum imprisonment penalties "
Homosexual activity: Ambiguous from 2000 to now.
Under morality laws punishment up to 17 years with hard labor, fines, and deportation[1

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