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MAP SHOWS WHERE IT’S ILLEGAL TO BE GAY – 30 YEARS SCE WHO DECLASSIFIED HOMOSEXUALY AS DISEASE
At least 73 untri have laws that crimalize same-sex massacre at a gay nightclub Orlando ma clear: Basic legal rights are no guarantee of safety. Seventy-three untri, or 37 percent of the Uned Natns, clare same-sex physil relatns illegal, acrdg to a prehensive survey of sexual orientatn laws om the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA), Iran, Sdi Arabia, and Yemen ll for the ath penalty natnwi for same-sex relatns, the report says, while other plac n impose ath penalti regnally, along wh f and prison sentenc. In Florida, a new measure dubbed the “Pastor Protectn Act” allows clergy to refe to perform gay marriag.
A strong global movement has improved rpect for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people around the world. In some untri, law enforcement agenci aggrsively pursue and prosecute people spected of beg lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.