It is illegal to be LGBTQ in these countries

[Behind the Aegis]

In 71 countries, being queer makes you a criminal. In 11 of them, the punishment is death. Some countries differentiate between having gay sex and actually being gay, but the result is discrimination no matter the reasoning.

America’s religious right is clamoring for crackdowns on gender expression and LGBTQ rights similar to the laws enforced in less advanced countries. Some prominent Republicans and pastors have gone so far as to suggest America should be a theocracy like some countries on the list.

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Countries where it is illegal to be LGBTQ:
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua & Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Brunei
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
Cook Islands
Dominica
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts And Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

more...

[Duncan Grant]

1. WhereLoveIsIllegal.com

https://whereloveisillegal.com/

Despite gains made in many parts of the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people are, in some regions, increasingly persecuted and denied basic human rights. Because bigotry thrives where we are silenced by fear, we've created this space for people to share stories of discrimination and survival. Read these stories, share them, and contribute your own. Let the world know that we will not be silent.

[roamer65]

2. Looks like I have a solid no travel list.

[dsc]

3. And one of them is about to host the World Cup

which admittedly is no big deal in the US, but is literally 2nd to only the Olympics in much of the world. A scary reminder of how far we have to go still. And this understates the problem to some extent since some notoriously anti gay countries aren't even on this list as they haven't technically made being gay illegal. (China, Russia, India for example)

[ShazzieB]

7. Ugh, yes.

And this understates the problem to some extent since some notoriously anti gay countries aren't even on this list as they haven't technically made being gay illegal. (China, Russia, India for example)

This was my first thought when I was reading through the list in the o.p. I mean, it's certainly better if being lgbtq isn't literally a crime, but that's only part of the story.

An important part, yes; but just a part.

[Mr.Bill]

4. And the republicans

would have us on that list if they had their way.

[vercetti2021]

5. Thank you for sharing

Aren't most of these ruled by dictators and are essentially third world? Not like I'm popping into Iran or any of these shitholes anytime soon lol I already live in one called Texas

[AlexSFCA]

9. Singapore is one of the most developed countries

[vercetti2021]

10. Yet with backwards thinking

[Solly Mack]

6. K&R

[Tarc]

8. Largely Muslim and/or African nations

Unsurprising.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. And now...

Teen actress harassed for playing LGBT character in upcoming Marvel movie.