can i be arrested for being gay?

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In the Following countries Yes, imprisonment or even in some cases death.

Africa

1 Algeria

2 Angola

3 Benin

4 Botswana

5 Burundi

6 Cameroon

7 Comoros

8 Egypt

9 Eritrea

10 Ethiopia

11 Gambia

12 Ghana

13 Guinea

14 Kenya

15 Lesotho

16 Liberia

17 Libya

18 Malawi (enforcement of law suspended)

19 Mauritania

20 Mauritius

21 Morocco

22 Mozambique

23 Namibia

24 Nigeria

25 Sao Tome

26 Senegal

27 Seychelles

28 Sierra Leone

29 Somalia

30 South Sudan

31 Sudan

32 Swaziland

33 Tanzania

34 Togo

35 Tunisia

36 Uganda

37 Zambia

38 Zimbabwe

Asia, including the Middle East

39 Afghanistan

40 Bangladesh

41 Bhutan

42 Brunei

43 Iran

44 Kuwait

45 Lebanon

46 Malaysia

47 Maldives

48 Myanmar

49 Oman

50 Pakistan

51 Palestine/Gaza Strip

52 Qatar

53 Saudi Arabia

54 Singapore

55 Sri Lanka

56 Syria

57 Turkmenistan

58 United Arab Emirates

59 Uzbekistan

60 Yemen

Two Asian/Middle Eastern countries are listed separately by the ILGA under the heading “Legal status of homosexual acts unclear or uncertain”:

In Iraq, there is no law against homosexual acts, but homophobic violence is unchecked and self-appointed sharia judges reportedly have imposed sentences for homosexual behavior.

In India, enforcement of the law against homosexual activity has been suspended by court action.

Americas

61 Antigua & Barbuda

62 Barbados

63 Belize

64 Dominica

65 Grenada

66 Guyana

67 Jamaica

68 St Kitts & Nevis

69 St Lucia

70 St Vincent & the Grenadines

71 Trinidad & Tobago

Oceania

72 Cook Islands

73 Indonesia (Aceh Province and South Sumatra)

74 Kirbati

75 Nauru

76 Palau

77 Papua New Guinea

78 Samoa

79 Solomon Islands

80 Tonga

81 Tuvalu

Europe

82 Northern Cyprus

What country do you live in? In most places you can't be arrested for being gay, however you can possibly be arrested for sexual activity. In many states it is illegal to have anal sex....I don't know that this law is often enforced, but it is on the law books. You can also be arrested for having sex in public. So really it just depends on where you are and what you are doing.

In the West, no. That would include the Americas and Europe. Some countries that follow Islam have sharia law (laws based on the religious text) and so arrest and/or execute homosexuals, and then there's Uganda that has been trying to criminalize homosexuality.

Probably not. It depends on what you do about it and where. In Iran, you can be hanged for a PDA with someone of the same gender. I don't think it's illegal anywhere just to be gay. How would anyone know?

When I was a kid in the 60's you could get arrested for being gay. So we've come a fair way - all the way to gay marriage. This might explain why the slack-jaw right wing is so pissedoff all the time.

In America the answer is no. In most European countries, no. If you plan on visiting a foreign country, you might need to do your homework.

No not here in America but sadly in the But in Africa and the Middle East yes Not South Africa

Depends on what country you live in, in most places no.

in some places you can. best to know the laws if you travel in third world countries or in countries run by dictatorships