There has been an officially recognised female-female marriage

Sources: articles.timesofindia.india…

Case law overriding Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code

Sources: lobis.nic.in/dhc/APS/judgem…

Not applicable for Algeria. Same sex activity is illegal in Algeria.

Sources: equalrightstrust.org/sites/…

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7998

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7998

Homosexual activity is outlawed in Eritrea.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2

Simple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi… refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/… loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…

Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 1,000,000 franc fine.

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi… comores-droit.com/code/penal

Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 200,000 franc fine.

Sources: glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/… thenation.com/article/17863…

Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or up to 50,000 frank fine

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi… oag.bi/IMG/rtf/code_penal_b…

Penalty unknown

Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…

Article 333 of Algerian law punishes same sex activity with between 2 months and 2 years imprisonment, and a fine of 500 to 2000 Dinars. Article 338 refers to "outrage to public decency" consisting of "an act against nature with an individual of the same sex", with a steeper penalty of between 6 months and 3 years imprisonment and a fine of between 1,000 and 10,000 Dinars.

Sources: ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Sta… wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…

Sources: blood.co.uk/can-i-give-bloo…

Surgery is not required

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7

The Equality Act 2010 says you mustn’t be discriminated against because you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual. This is called discrimination because of sexual orientation. Discrimination which is against the Equality Act is unlawful.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15 citizensadvice.org.uk/law-a…

The Ministry of Defence were forced to change their stance on when the European Court of Human Rights ruled in September 1999 that the then current ban on gays in the military was unlawful.

Sources: hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/en… news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/620178.stm

IVF treatment is available for lesbian couples too.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/20… legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/20…

Came into force as of March 29th, 2014 . Same-sex marriage is still unrecognized fully in some parts of the UK (such as Northern Ireland).

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/20… bbc.com/news/uk-26793127 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news…

The Civil Partnership Act (2004). Under the Act, same-sex couples can register a civil partnership, which has almost the same legal effects, rights and obligations as marriage does for mixed-sex couples. For that reason, civil partnership is sometimes called ‘gay marriage’. However, legally, it is not marriage, but is a separate, segregated system

Sources: equality-network.org/your-r…

On November 30, 2000 a bill was signed to make the ages of consent equitable, regardless of gender. The law came into effect on August 1, 2001. The age of consent for men who have sex with men was reduced from 18 to 16, on par with different sex individuals.

Sources: stonewall.org.uk/at_home/ha… legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/19…

The Sexual Offences Act was successfully challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK in 2000. The court determined the provisions making sexual acts between more than two men illegal would be in violation of privacy laws, and therefore, those portions of the Act became unenforceable. Essentially, this was the last barrier to legalizing same-sex activity within the UK.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 stonewall.org.uk/at_home/ha… European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK

**LEGAL, WITH RESTRICTIONS** The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 legalized sexual acts between two men who were 21 or older (Excluding men serving in the military), but it placed new restrictions on sex for men who have sex with men. The act prohibited sex in places where a third party was likely to be present.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/19… stonewall.org.uk/at_home/ha…