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5. Iraq
Same-sex sexual relationships have been decriminalized, but are still considered taboo by the majority of the population in Iraq. Many LGBT people in the country suffer from discrimination, abuse, honor killings, and murder. Uniformed Iraqi police officers have carried out lethal attacks on homosexual people. (Wiki)
4. Kyrgyzstan
Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kyrgyzstan, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for the same legal protections available to heterosexual couples. (Wiki)
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3. Ethiopia
Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in the country. According to the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes Project, 97 percent of Ethiopia residents believe that homosexuality is a way of life that society should not accept, which was the second-highest rate of non-acceptance in the 45 countries surveyed. (Wiki)
2. Sudan
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Sudan face legal challenges not experienced by straight residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Sudan. (Wiki)
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1. Uganda
The Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 (previously called the “Kill the Gays bill” in the western mainstream media due to the originally proposed death penalty clauses) was passed by the Parliament of Uganda on 20 December 2013 with the death penalty proposal dropped in favor of life in prison. The bill was signed into law by the President of Uganda on February 24, 2014. On August 1, 2014, the Constitutional Court of Uganda ruled the law invalid. (Wiki)
But in March 2015, David Bahati, the sponsor of Uganda’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), announced that he intends to reintroduce the bill in parliament, after a court found it invalid for procedural reasons last August. (The Daily Beast)
Check the full list as published by The Washington Post here.
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