Countries that criminalize homosexuality 2022

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Worldwide, 68 countries criminalize homosexuality as of 2022. Most of them are located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In 11 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 and the United Arab Emirates.

Number of countries that criminalize homosexuality as of 2022

Characteristic	Number of jurisdictions
Jurisdictions criminalize private, consensual, same-sex sexual activity	68
Jurisdictions criminalize private, consensual sexual activity between women using laws against ‘lesbianism’, ‘sexual relations with a person of the same sex’ and ‘gross indecency’	42
Jurisdictions in which the death penalty is imposed or at least a possibility for private, consensual same-sex sexual activity	11
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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