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Many countries, including most Western countries, have decriminalised their laws against homosexual activity.
Homosexuality is legal in the following countries:
Albania Legal since 1995 American Samoa Legal since 1899 Andorra Legal since 1791 Anguilla Legal since 2000 Argentina Legal since 1887 Armenia Legal since 2002 Aruba Legal Australia Legal nationwide since 1994 Austria Legal since 1971 Azerbaijan Legal since 2000 Bahamas Legal since 1991 Bahrain Legal since 1976 Belarus Legal since 1994 Belgium Legal since 1793 Belize legal for females only Benin Legal Bermuda Legal since 1994 Bolivia Legal Bosnia and Herzegovina Legal since 1998 Brazil Legal since 1830 British Virgin Islands Legal since 2000 Bulgaria Legal since 1968 Burkina Faso Legal Cambodia Legal Canada Legal since 1969 Cape Verde Legal since 2004 Caribbean Netherlands Legal Cayman Islands Legal since 2000 Central African Republic Legal Chad Legal since 1967 Chile Legal since 1998 China Legal since 1997 Colombia Legal since 1981 Cook Islands legal for females only Costa Rica Legal since 1971 Côte d'Ivoire Legal Croatia Legal since 1977 Cuba Legal since 1979 Curaçao Legal Cyprus Legal since 1998 Czech Republic Legal since 1962 Democratic Republic of the Congo Legal Denmark Legal since 1933 Djibouti Legal Dominican Republic Legal since 1822 East Timor Legal since 1975 East Timor Legal since 1975 Easter Island Legal since 1998 Ecuador Legal since 1997 Egypt Not specifically outlawed, but a huge cultural and religious violation El Salvador Legal since 1800's Equatorial Guinea Legal Estonia Legal since 1992 Falkland Islands Legal Faroe Islands Legal since 1933 Federated States of Micronesia Legal Fiji Legal since 2010 Finland Legal since 1971 France Legal since 1791 French Guiana Legal since 1791 French Polynesia Legal Gabon Legal Georgia Legal since 2000 Germany Legal since 1969 Gibraltar Legal since 1993 Greece Legal since 1951 Greenland Legal since 1933 Grenada legal for females only Guadeloupe Legal since 1791 Guam Legal since 1979 Guatemala Legal since 1871 Guernsey Legal since 1983 Guinea-Bissau Legal since 1993 Guyana legal for females only Haiti Legal since 1986 Honduras Legal since 1899 Hong Kong Legal since 1991 Hungary Legal since 1962 Iceland Legal since 1940 India Legal since 2009 Indonesia Legal Iraq Legal since 2003 Ireland Legal since 1993 Isle of Man Legal since 1992 Israel Legal Italy Legal since 1890 Japan Legal since 1880 Jersey Legal since 1990 Jordan Legal since 1951 Kazakhstan Legal since 1998 Kiribati legal for females only Kosovo Legal since 1970 Kuwait legal for females only Kyrgyzstan Legal since 1998 Laos Legal Latvia Legal since 1992 Lebanon Not specifically outlawed, but a huge cultural and religious violation Liechtenstein Legal since 1989 Lithuania Legal since 1993 Luxembourg Legal since 1795 Macau Legal since 1996 Macedonia Legal since 1996 Madagascar Legal Malta Legal since 1973 Marshall Islands Legal since 2005 Martinique Legal since 1791 Mayotte Legal since 1791 Mexico Legal since 1872 Moldova Legal since 1995 Monaco Legal since 1793 Mongolia Legal since 2002 Montenegro Legal since 1977 Montserrat Legal since 2000 Nauru legal for females only Nepal Legal since 2007 Netherlands Legal since 1811 New Caledonia Legal New Zealand Legal since 1986 Nicaragua Legal since 2008 Niger Legal Niue Legal since 2007 North Korea Unknown but believed to be legal Northern Mariana Islands Legal since 1983 Norway Legal since 1972 Palau legal for females only Panama Legal since 2008 Papua New Guinea legal for females only Paraguay Legal since 1880 Peru Legal since 1836-37 Philippines Legal Pitcairn Islands Legal since 1967 Poland Legal Portugal Legal since 1983 Puerto Rico Legal since 2003 Qatar legal for females only Republic of the Congo Legal Réunion Legal since 1791 Romania Legal since 1996 Russia Legal since 1993 Rwanda Legal Saint Barthélemy Legal since 1791 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Legal Saint Kitts and Nevis legal for females only Saint Lucia legal for females only Saint Martin Legal since 1791 Saint Pierre et Miquelon Legal since 1791 San Marino Legal since 2001 São Tomé and Príncipe Legal Since 2012 Serbia Legal since 1994 Singapore legal for females only Sint Maarten Legal Slovakia Legal since 1962 Slovenia Legal since 1977 South Africa Male legal since 1998 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Legal South Korea Legal Spain Legal since 1979 Suriname Legal since 1869 Swaziland legal for females only Switzerland Legal Taiwan Legal Tajikistan Legal since 1998 Thailand Legal since 1956 Tokelau Legal since 2007 Tonga legal for females only TRNC legal for females only Turkey Legal since 1858 Turkmenistan legal for females only Turks and Caicos Islands Legal since 2000 Tuvalu legal for females only Ukraine Legal since 1991 United Kingdom Legal United States Legal nationwide since 2003. United States Virgin Islands Legal since 1984 Uruguay Legal since 1934 Uzbekistan legal for females only Vanuatu Legal since 2007 Vatican City Legal Venezuela Legal since 1997 Vietnam Legal Wallis and Futuna Legal
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