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| |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]<ref name = "Gay Pilipinas" /> | |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]<ref name = "Gay Pilipinas" /> | ||
| |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] | |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] | ||
| |<!--Adoption--> ] | |<!--Adoption--> ]/] Step-adoption only | ||
| |<!--Military-->] Since 2009 | |<!--Military-->] Since 2009 | ||
| |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] No national protections, but Cebu<ref name=www.sunstar.com.ph>{{cite web|last=PNA|first=PNA|title=Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|work=Local News|publisher=Sun Star Publishing, Inc.|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref>, Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20091121-237468/Gay-Filipinos-and-Rainbow |title=Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |publisher=Lifestyle.inquirer.net |date=21 November 2009 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref> ] National bill pending but still not made into law | |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] No national protections, but Cebu<ref name=www.sunstar.com.ph>{{cite web|last=PNA|first=PNA|title=Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|work=Local News|publisher=Sun Star Publishing, Inc.|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref>, Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20091121-237468/Gay-Filipinos-and-Rainbow |title=Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |publisher=Lifestyle.inquirer.net |date=21 November 2009 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref> ] National bill pending but still not made into law | ||
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Central Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Kazakhstan
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 Legal since 1998
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 Kyrgyzstan
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Legal since 1998
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 Tajikistan
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Legal since 1998
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 Turkmenistan
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 year prison sentence) Female legal
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 Uzbekistan
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 3 year prison sentence) Female legal
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Middle East
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Bahrain
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Legal since 1976
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 Iraq
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Legal since 2003
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 Israel
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Legal since 1963 de facto 1988 de jure + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered cohabitation
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Cannot be performed in the country, but foreign same-sex marriages are recognised
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/ step adoptions prohibited
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Jordan
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Legal since 1951
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 Kuwait
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Male illegal (Penalty: Fines or up to 6 year prison sentence) Female legal
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 Lebanon
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Illegal (Penalty: Up to 6 months in prison. However, there is a legal precedent where LGBT couples charged with violating Lebanon's Article 534, which criminalizes "unnatural sexual intercourse", have had charges dropped because of the law's unclear language) |
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 Oman
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Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal") |
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 Palestinian territories (Gaza) |
Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence) Female legal
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| Palestinian territories (West Bank) |
Legal since 1951
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 Qatar
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Male illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years) Female legal
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 Saudi Arabia
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Illegal (Penalty: death or life imprisonment) |
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 Syria
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Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years) |
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 United Arab Emirates
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Illegal (Penalty: deportation, fines or prison time) |
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 Yemen
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Illegal (Penalty: Death) |
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South Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Afghanistan
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Illegal
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 Bangladesh
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Illegal (Penalty: 10 years to life) |
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A third option (hijra) except male and female
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 Bhutan
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Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced) |
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 India
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Illegal since 1860. Penalties up to 10 years imprisonment.
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No explicit recognition.
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No explicit recognition.
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"Third gender" recognised by Supreme Court.
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 Iran
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Illegal (Penalty: Death) |
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Legal gender recognition in Iran is legal if accompanied by a medical intervention.
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 Maldives
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Up to death. Shariah law applies. Whippings, house arrest, deportation, and up to 6 years in jail. Vigilante attacks and executions occur.
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 Nepal
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Legal since 2007 + UN decl. sign. |
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Under consideration
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Under consideration
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Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals
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"Third gender" cards have been issued since September 2007, legally protected class
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 Pakistan
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Illegal (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence) |
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'Third gender' officially protected from discrimination by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2010
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 Sri Lanka
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Illegal
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East Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 China (People's Republic of) |
Legal since 1997
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
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 Hong Kong (Special administrative region of China) |
Legal since 1991 (equal age of consent of 16 for both heterosexual and homosexual sex since 2006) |
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The People's Republic of China is in charge of Hong Kong's defence affairs. Regardless of sexual orientation, military personnel are not recruited from Hong Kong. |
Government employment, goods and services only
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
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 Japan
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Legal since 1880 (was illegal from 1872-1880; before that there were no laws forbidding same sex relationships) + UN decl. sign. |
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No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discriminations
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery and in case that the transsexual has no child under 20 years old
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 Macau (Special administrative region of China) |
Legal since 1996
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The People's Republic of China is in charge of Macau's defence affairs. Regardless of sexual orientation, military personnel are not recruited from Macau. |
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 Mongolia
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Legal since 1961
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 North Korea
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Legal
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Unknown although there are heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle
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 South Korea
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Legal + UN decl. sign. |
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Due to conscription, but gays subject to discrimination
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
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Partially recognised states
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Taiwan (China, Republic of) |
Legal
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(Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage)
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Due to military draft
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education)
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
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Southeast Asia
| LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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 Brunei
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Illegal (Penalty: Death by stoning) |
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 Burma
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Illegal (Penalty: up to life sentence) |
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 Cambodia
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Legal
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Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage
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 East Timor
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Legal since 1975 + UN decl. sign. |
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 Indonesia
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Legal except for Muslims in Aceh Province |
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
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 Laos
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Legal
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 Malaysia
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Male illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings)
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 Philippines
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Legal except for Muslims in Marawi City |
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/ Step-adoption only
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Since 2009
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No national protections, but Cebu, Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances National bill pending but still not made into law
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 Singapore
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Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)
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Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units.
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Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
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 Thailand
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Legal since 1956
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proposed on 2013
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Since 2005
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 Vietnam
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Legal (no laws against homosexuality have ever existed) |
Legal since 2013
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(Proposed for 2014)
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Sex-change recognized for sex assignment for persons of congenital sex defects and unidentifiable sex
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References
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- "Kazakhstan Says No to Gays in Military". Eurasianet. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- LGBTQ Timeline
- Gay couple wins right to adopt foster son
- "Law prohibiting discrimination in products, services, and entry to businesses" (in Hebrew). Israeli Economy Ministry. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- "El Al vs. Yonatan Danilovich" (in Hebrew). Supreme Court of Israel. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- Kuwait Law
- Rainey, Venetia. "Landmark ruling rubbishes anti-gay law in Lebanon". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Bangladesh government makes Hijra an official gender option
- CIVIL APPEAL NO.10972 OF 2013 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.15436 of 2009), Supreme Court of India, retrieved on 15 April 2014
- "India's Supreme Court Restores an 1861 Law Banning Gay Sex". The New York Times. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Lesbian marriages, born of a legal loophole, stir debate in India".
- "Being gay still a crime in the military". StratPost. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Supreme Court recognizes transgenders as 'third gender', The Times of India, retreived 15 april 2014
- "CBC News - Film - Iran's gay plan". Cbc.ca. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Darker side of the Maldives: Public lashings, religious extremists and a gay blogger with his throat slashed
- "Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity References" (PDF). U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports for 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- "Asia's Silence on Gays in Military Broken by Taiwan". Palm Center. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Rough Guide to South East Asia: Third Edition. Rough Guides Ltd. August 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1843534371.
- "Aceh passes stoning law". The Straits Times. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- "Sacking Sergeant SNF, Court: Homosex a Threat to Army". Detik. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Philippines: Congress Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill". Iglhrc.org. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- PNA, PNA. "Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded". Local News. Sun Star Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Lifestyle.inquirer.net. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Vietnam government consults on same-sex marriage