LGBT rights in Libya

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Homosexuality is illegal and can be punished according to article 407/4 with up to 5 years imprisonment, or 10 years when committed in an act of violence.^[1] Article 408 (amended by Article VIII/2) punishes both parties for "indecent acts".^[2]

[edit] Gay life in the country

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[edit] Notes

1. ^ Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1217. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.
2. ^ Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1217. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.

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