Worldwide Laws Regarding Same Sex

Worldwide laws regarding same-sex intercourse and freedom of expression and association

Same-sex intercourse legal   

Blue – Marriage

Light Blue – Marriage recognized but not performed

Blue – Civil unions and registered partnerships

Lavender – Unregistered Cohabitation1

Gray – Same-sex unions not recognized

Tan – Laws restricting freedom of expression and association

Same-sex intercourse illegal

Yellow – Illegal, although no arrests for same-sex intercourse for the last three years

Orange – Imprisonment   

Red – Up to Life imprisonment   

Brown – Up to Death Penalty

Rings indicate areas where local judges have granted/denied marriages or imposed the death penalty in a jurisdiction where that is not otherwise the law and/or areas with a case-by-case application.
*Some jurisdictions in this category may currently have other types of partnerships.

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