Countries that criminalize homosexuality 2024

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Worldwide, 64 countries criminalize homosexuality as of 2024. Most of them are located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In 12 countries, the death penalty is imposed or at least a possibility for private, consensual same-sex sexual activity. These countries are Iran, Northern Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Uganda.

Number of countries that criminalize homosexuality as of 2024

Characteristic	Number of jurisdictions
Jurisdictions criminalize private, consensual, same-sex sexual activity	64
Jurisdictions criminalize private, consensual sexual activity between women using laws against ‘lesbianism’, ‘sexual relations with a person of the same sex’ and ‘gross indecency’	40
Jurisdictions in which the death penalty is imposed or at least a possibility for private, consensual same-sex sexual activity	12
Jurisdictions criminalize the gender identity and/or expression of transgender people, using so-called ‘cross-dressing’, ‘impersonation’ and ‘disguise’ laws	14

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