Same-sex rights around the globe gaining momentum

There is definitely a movement toward expanded rights for gays and lesbians in much of the world.

Let’s take a look. There is a law recently passed in Albania to protect gays against bias, a court in New Delhi, India overturned the city’s ban on consensual gay sex, and Nepal is expected to soon legalize same-sex marriage in hopes of attracting gay tourists. China, on the other hand, opened its first state-sponsored gay bar in December. Yet gay sex is still illegal in 80 countries.

So, where on earth are same-sex marriage legal and punishable and where sanctions are easing and tightening?

Here’s the latest from the Human Rights Watch and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission:

• Same-sex marriage is LEGAL:

1. Canada
2. Spain
3. The Netherlands
4. Belgium
5. Norway
6. Sweden
7. South Africa and others.

• Homosexual acts are PUNISHABLE:

1. Iran
2. Saudi Arabia
3. United Arab Emirates
4. Yemen
5. Mauritania
6. Parts of Nigeria
7. Sudan

• Sanctions against homosexuals seem to be EASING:

1. China
2. Singapore
3. Cuba
4. Nepal

• Sanctions against homosexuals seem to be TIGHTENING:

1. Burundi
2. Nigeria
3. Russia
4. Uganda

So, which part of the world are you? Do you know the latest in your country?

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