lesbian and gay rights in asia, australia, new zealand and

lesbian and gay rights
in asia, australia,
new zeAland and
anD
pacific islands
ilga-asia and ilga-anzapi are regions of the International
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
May 2013
Kazakhstan
Georgia
Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan
Armenia Azerb.
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Tajikistan
Syria
Cyprus
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Israel
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Iraq
Ghaza
Nepal
Jordan
Kuwait
Pakistan
Bahrain
Saudi
Arabia
Qatar
U. A. E.
North
Korea
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Taiwan
India
Lao
Vietnam
Thailand
Yemen
Philippines
6 cities
Cambodia
Palau
Sri Lanka
Maldives
PERSECUTION
Aceh Province
Malaysia
Imprisonment
Asia: 18 countries and 3 entities*/ANZAPI**: 8 countries and
Cook Islands
Imprisonment
from 14 years to a
life-long sentence
imprisonment up to
14 years
Brunei
Singapore
Death penalty
Iran, Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Death penalty
Japan
South
Korea
China
Myanmar
Oman
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Mongolia
imprisonment, no
precise indication of the
length / banishment
Indonesia
South Sumatra
Timor-Leste
Papua New
Guinea
Nauru
Solomon
Islands
Kiribati
Samoa
Tuvalu
Iraq: persecution
by organised
non-state agents /
India: law awaiting
court ruling
Cook Islands
Vanuatu
Fiji
RECOGNITION
Recognition of same-sex unions
Asia: Israël / ANZAPI**: New Zealand and 9 entities*
jOINT ADOPTION
Asia: Israël / ANZAPI**: New Zealand and 3 entities*
Marriage
Equal (almost equal)
substitute to marriage
Joint adoption
Clearly inferior substitute
to marriage
Western
Australia
Australia
8 states
Countries which introduced laws prohibiting
discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation
No specific legislation
** ANZAPI: Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
New South Wales
Australian
Capital Territory
Victoria
PROTECTION
Anti-discrimination laws
Asia: Israël and 7 entities / ANZAPI**: Australia, Fiji,
New Zealand and 8 entities*
Norfolk Island
New
Zealand
Tasmania
These laws are aimed at lesbians, gay men and bisexuals and at
same-sex activities and relationships. At times, they also apply to
trans and intersex people. This edition of the world map (May 2013)
was coordinated by Stephen Barris (ILGA). Design: Eduardo Enoki. Data
represented in this map is based on “State-Sponsored Homophobia:
a world survey of laws. Criminalisation, protection and recognition of
same-sex love - 2013”, an ILGA report by Jingshu Zhu & Lucas Paoli
Itaborahy available in various languages on www.ilga.org. ILGA thanks
groups which contributed to the annual update.
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ILGA’s regional chapter for Asia,
ILGA-Asia, gathers 97 members.
Founded in 1978, ILGA enjoys
consultative status at the
United Nations where it speaks
and lobbies on behalf of 1005
member organisations.
ILGA is a world-wide network of
local and national organizations
dedicated to achieving equal
rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Trans, and Intersex (LGBTI)
people everywhere.