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[edit] Countries where homosexuality is legal
Country | Decriminalisation of homosexual acts | Equalisation of age of consent | Prohibition of non-employment discrimination | Prohibition of employment discrimination | Hate crime laws | Registered partnership | Joint adoption | Same-sex marriage |
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France | 1791 | 1982 [F1] |
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French Polynesia (France) [F2] | Never criminalized | 1983 | ||||||
Mayotte (France) [F3] | Presumed legal | Unclear | ||||||
New Caledonia (France) [F4] | Legal | 1983 | ||||||
Saint Barthélemy (France) [F5] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Saint Martin (France) [F6] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) [F7] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Wallis and Futuna (France) [F8] | Presumed legal | 1983 | ||||||
Albania | 1995 | |||||||
American Samoa (US) | 1980 | |||||||
Andorra | Legal | |||||||
Anguilla (UK) | 2001 | |||||||
Argentina | 1886 | |||||||
Armenia | 2003 | |||||||
Australia | 1975 (first state: South Australia) 1997 |
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Austria | 1971 | |||||||
Azerbaijan | 2000 | |||||||
The Bahamas | 1991 | |||||||
Belarus | 1994 | |||||||
Belgium | 1795 | |||||||
Bermuda (UK) | 1994 | |||||||
Bolivia | Legal | |||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2000 |
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Brazil | 1830 | |||||||
Bulgaria | 1968 | |||||||
Burkina Faso | Legal | |||||||
Burundi | Legal | |||||||
Cambodia | Legal | |||||||
Canada | 1969 | |||||||
Cape Verde | 2004 | |||||||
Cayman Islands (UK) | 2001 |
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Central African Republic | Legal | |||||||
Chad | Legal | |||||||
Chile | 1998 | |||||||
People's Republic of China | 1993 [A] |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) [B] | Never criminalized [1] |
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Colombia | 1981 | |||||||
Comoros | Legal | |||||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Legal [C] |
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Republic of the Congo | Legal | |||||||
Costa Rica | 1971 [D] |
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Côte d'Ivoire | Legal | |||||||
Croatia | 1977 | |||||||
Cuba | 1979 | |||||||
Cyprus | 1998 | |||||||
Czech Republic | 1962 | |||||||
Denmark | 1933 | |||||||
Dominican Republic | Legal | |||||||
Ecuador | 1997 | |||||||
El Salvador | Legal | |||||||
Equatorial Guinea | Legal | |||||||
Estonia | 1992 | |||||||
Fiji | 2005 [E] |
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Finland | 1971 | |||||||
Gabon | Legal | |||||||
Georgia | 2000 | |||||||
Germany | 1968 (East Germany) |
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Gibraltar (UK) | 1993 | |||||||
Greece | 1951 | |||||||
Guam (US) | 1978 | |||||||
Guatemala | 1871 | |||||||
Guernsey (British Crown) | 1983 | |||||||
Haiti | Legal | |||||||
Honduras | Legal | |||||||
Hong Kong (PRC) | 1991 | |||||||
Hungary | 1962 | |||||||
Iceland | 1940 | |||||||
Indonesia | Legal [G] |
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Iraq | Conflicting sources [H] |
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Ireland | 1993 | |||||||
Isle of Man (British Crown) | 1992 | |||||||
Israel | 1988 | |||||||
Italy | 1890 | |||||||
Japan | 1880 | |||||||
Jersey (British Crown) | 1990 | |||||||
Jordan | 1960 | |||||||
Kazakhstan | 1998 | |||||||
North Korea | Legal | |||||||
South Korea | Legal | |||||||
Kyrgyzstan | 1998 | |||||||
Laos | Legal | |||||||
Latvia | 1992 | |||||||
Liechtenstein | 1989 | |||||||
Lithuania | 1993 | |||||||
Luxembourg | 1795 | |||||||
Macau (PRC) | Never criminalized [1] |
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Macedonia | 1996 | |||||||
Madagascar | Legal | |||||||
Mali | Legal | |||||||
Malta | 1973 | |||||||
Marshall Islands | 2004 [2] |
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Mexico | 1871 | |||||||
Micronesia | Legal | |||||||
Moldova | 1995 | |||||||
Monaco | 1793 | |||||||
Mongolia | Conflicting sources [I] |
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Montenegro | 1977 | |||||||
Montserrat (UK) | 2001 | |||||||
Netherlands | 1811 | |||||||
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | Legal | |||||||
New Caledonia (France) | Legal | |||||||
New Zealand | 1986 | |||||||
Nicaragua | 2008 [3] |
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Niger | Legal | |||||||
Norfolk Island (Australia) | 1993 | |||||||
Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 1983 | |||||||
Norway | 1972 | |||||||
Panama | Legal | |||||||
Paraguay | Legal | |||||||
Peru | 1924 | |||||||
Philippines | Legal | |||||||
Poland | 1932 | |||||||
Portugal | 1983 | |||||||
Puerto Rico (US) | 2005 | |||||||
Romania | 1996 | |||||||
Russia | 1993 | |||||||
Rwanda | Legal | |||||||
San Marino | 1865 | |||||||
Serbia | 1994 | |||||||
Slovakia | 1962 | |||||||
Slovenia | 1977 | |||||||
South Africa | 1998 | |||||||
Spain | 1979 | |||||||
Suriname | Legal | |||||||
Sweden | 1944 | |||||||
Switzerland | 1942 | |||||||
Tajikistan | 1998 | |||||||
Thailand | 1957 | |||||||
Timor-Leste | Legal | |||||||
Turkey | 1858 | |||||||
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 2001 | |||||||
Ukraine | 1991 | |||||||
United Kingdom | 1967 (England & Wales) |
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United States | 1962 (first state: Illinois) 2003 |
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Uruguay | 1934 | |||||||
Vanuatu | Legal | |||||||
Venezuela | Legal | |||||||
Vietnam | Legal | |||||||
Virgin Islands (UK) | 2001 | |||||||
Virgin Islands (US) | 1985 | |||||||
Vatican City [J] | Homosexuality technically legal but de facto forbidden [K] |
De facto unequal age of consent because, unlike heterosexuals, "homosexual persons are called to chastity" (CCC, n.2359) [4] |
"Every sign of unjust discrimination in [regard to homosexuals] should be avoided" (CCC, n.2358) [4] |
Homosexuals are barred from priesthood [L] |
The Church's pastors must condemn "violent malice in speech or in action [that targets homosexuals] wherever it occurs" [5] |
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[edit] France
Country | Decriminalisation of homosexual acts | Equalisation of age of consent | Prohibition of non-employment discrimination | Prohibition of employment discrimination | Hate crime laws | Registered partnership | Joint adoption | Same-sex marriage |
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France | 1791 | 1982 [F1] |
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French Polynesia (France) [F2] | Never criminalized | 1983 | ||||||
Mayotte (France) [F3] | Presumed legal | Unclear | ||||||
New Caledonia (France) [F4] | Legal | 1983 | ||||||
Saint Barthélemy (France) [F5] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Saint Martin (France) [F6] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) [F7] | Presumed legal | 1982 | ||||||
Wallis and Futuna (France) [F8] | Presumed legal | 1983 |