Can you name the countries where homosexual acts may be punishable by death? by Tats

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Gay Death Penalty Quiz

by Tats

Created Oct 5, 2009 in Geography
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	Tats:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 13:31 GMT	117 points
	a note of clarification: i make this quiz not to trivialize a serious matter, but to call attention to a great injustice that still remains pervasive in the world. the fact that the amount of countries that fully recognize same-sex marriage is equal to those where one can be killed for expressing themselves is a sobering one. (i hope that the comments section for this quiz isn't abused; i have faith that the users of this site are by and large a mature bunch. hopefully that faith isn't misplaced.)

	tobinw:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 13:52 GMT	17 points
	Shocked to see Nigeria on there. You often think of them as one of the more developed African countries.

	RebeccaAMax:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 16:18 GMT	22 points
	Honestly, I didn't realize there were so few of them.

	Zephos:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	17 points
	Northern Nigeria is very very rural and traditionally islamic, and the government to avoid conflict allows regional shariah style laws there, thus half the country has thing like gay death penalty. The southern part does not have it (though they also have oppressive laws against it).

	angularity:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 20:52 GMT	71 points
	Quite alarming to see fast-developing country like the UAE on this list. It projects a very modern image, but clearly there are some sinister traditions that the shiny new sykyscrapers in Dubai cannot hide.

	BluntDiplomat:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 22:15 GMT	11 points
	Great quiz. Maybe you can create another quiz showing where it is illegal and subject to harsh fines and prison sentences. But great quiz. Very illuminating.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 00:37 GMT	10 points
	Great quiz on an important subject.

	swellwrench:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 21:15 GMT	23 points
	it's important to note, however, that in most (if not all) of these countries, actual executions for homosexuality haven't happened for years, even though it's still on the books.

	cwpiper:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 21:22 GMT	3 points
	Great quiz. This is also, in effect, a very good 'ideologically least developed nations' quiz.

	Timothy:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 06:54 GMT	8 points
	@smallwrench: I was going to ask, how often is this actually enforced? Anyone have any actual data?

	yellowcarpet:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 12:40 GMT	2 points
	Somalia should be there because i would imagine in the islamist section they are illegal. And i reckon that wont be law in the UAE for much longer.

	rockgolf:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 13:36 GMT	17 points
	My only suggestion is that you increase the font size on the answers to 16 pts. If you're going to expose them, expose em big time.

	newenglander:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 14:44 GMT	10 points
	tobinw-i wouldnt call it one of the more developed. its oil money makes it very corrupt. the more developed ones are countries like ghana and botswana

	Chris968:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 15:28 GMT	11 points
	This is so sad. Thank you for raising awareness on this important and sad subject.

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	TimeAndTide:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 16:12 GMT	18 points
	Well, that's seven more places to cross off my holiday travel destination list! Seriously though, it's sad (although not surprising) to see yet again the extent to which oil trumps morality, as the West and the rest of the world essentially turns a blind eye to the way countries like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria treat women, gays, etc., just because they are rich in oil.

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	dudemanbearpig:	Nov 21st, 2009 at 22:56 GMT	20 points
	@jobo: If you're referring to the Matthew Shepard murder, the guys who killed him were sentenced to life. I'd consider that the farthest thing from institutionalized execution of homosexuals.

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	trolleymaster:	Nov 22nd, 2009 at 17:48 GMT	6 points
	wow wow wow, absolutely horrible

	JohnJF:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 02:11 GMT	6 points
	@dudemanbearpig: Thanks for laying down the law (literally). The United States can certainly be an embarrassing regressive nation sometimes, but even our biggest extremists aren't calling for the death penalty for homosexuals.

	dudemanbearpig:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 02:17 GMT	15 points
	@JohnJF: There is the Westboro Baptist Church, but they're despised by pretty much everybody.

	JohnJF:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 03:57 GMT	1 point
	@dudemanbearpig: Even the Westboros, as sickening as they have been regarding Matthew Shepherd, condemned those who murdered him as murderers who deserve punishment.

	jobo:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 21:54 GMT	-4 points
	@dudemanbearpig I agree with you all - that's the point. Person who guessed Texas doesn't get kicked off too?

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	lalalala:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 02:22 GMT	-1 points
	Just in reaction to HiddenPalace to put this in perspective - This is a strict interpretation of Islamic religion, happening in far-off lands (to most of us). Those of us who condemn this (as of course we should) must also condemn the idea that fanatical Muslims have the right to perform honor killings right in our own backyards. What I'm saying is, I'm hoping you're all consistent in your morals.

	cocky:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 02:16 GMT	7 points
	I don't think any of these places would be high on my list of places to visit regardless of their views on homosexuality.

	t87:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 05:25 GMT	-4 points
	@cwpiper: I don't understand where the "least ideologically developed" comment is coming from. A political law saying xyz shouldn't be used as a reflection of the people. I mean Iran is consistently one of the top 3 in international physics, math, science, etc olympiads and their graduate students are literally filling up top American and European graduate programs. I certainly wouldn't call them not ideologically developed.

	recklessness:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 15:03 GMT	7 points
	If UAE (specially Dubai) wants to keep its tourism industry going, I think they will have to abolish that law sooner or later, as gay people are currently a very sought-after niche and various countries have included gay-themed tourism in their policies.

	Greenock:	Mar 1st, 2010 at 13:25 GMT	8 points
	Different emirate states have different laws in the UAE. Dubai may well have a different penalty than the rest of the country.

	PaulcOmpton22:	Jul 31st, 2010 at 12:29 GMT	1 point
	I swear Somalia and Afghanistan also have these laws?

	WeaselKing1000:	Dec 3rd, 2010 at 14:57 GMT	3 points
	@t87 You obviously haven't got the slightest comprehension of what 'ideological' means. 'Oh yes of course, it's only politics, which is all about lying to get more power, so it doesn't matter. Iranians are good at science which is the only true discipline in the world.' So according to you we can all turn a blind eye and let them get on with their polluting beliefs (I'm referring to Christians as much as Muslims here). They may be academically brilliant, but they are not free and their society is widely recognised as one of the most horrendously unjust in the world.

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