The laws apply only to men, according to ILGA. Homosexual sex without consent is classified as a first-degree felony and can carry a 25-year prison term. Ghanaian law defines consensual homosexual sex as a "misdemeanor," punishable by three years' imprisonment. Members of the South African Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community chant slogans as they take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade, as part of the three-day Durban Pride Festival, in Durban, South Africa, on June 24. Gay people can face life imprisonment if one of the partners is under 18 years old or if one has HIV. The tiny West African country punishes sexually-active gay people with prison terms of up to 14 years oral and anal sex are included under the law.
It hands out harsher sentences for homosexual activity that results in the transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases.
The Horn of Africa country punishes "a homosexual act, or any other indecent act" with simple imprisonment, with no specified sentence.
jail time which does not involve hard labor-according to Eritrea's law code the sentence is not clarified. Same-sex relations are punishable by simple imprisonment-i.e. The archipelago off Africa's east coast punishes gay sex with a prison sentence of up to five years and 1 million Comorian francs ($2,322).Įgyptian law does not specifically proscribe consensual homosexual relations between adults, but other laws-including those banning debauchery and prostitution-have been used to imprison gay men in the past. Members of African gay and lesbian communities demonstrate at the Nairobi World Social Forum venue in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya, on January 23, 2007. The West African country punishes same-sex relations with prison sentences of up to five years and a maximum fine of 200,000 Central African CFA francs ($348). The East African state punishes homosexual activity with imprisonment of up to two years and a fine of up to 100,000 Burundian francs ($58).
The country is currently in the process of adopting a law that repeals provisions against same-sex relationships.Īnyone who has "carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature"-a phrase often used in legal codes to refer to homosexual activity-can be sentenced to prison for up to seven years. Sexually-active gay people can have security measures imposed on them, including probation or internment in a workhouse or farming colony for up to three years. Gay sex is punishable by imprisonment of up to two years and a fine of up to 2,000 Algerian dinars ($19). This map, provided by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), shows where homosexual activities or inclinations are criminalized, including in thirty-three African countries.