Homosexuality and bisexuality

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Laws outside the U.S. that
oppress or protect LGBT persons

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LGBT is an acronym referring to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered persons and transsexuals. They have traditionally been discriminated against by major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, etc., and to a lesser degree by Buddhism.

Laws have been past around the world that criminalize same-sex behavior even between consensual adults in private.

Topics covered in this section are:

	Graphic showing the status of laws worldwide
	The laws' origins and recent changes
	India

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Copyright © 2009 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally posted: 2009-JUL-03
Last updated 2009-JUL-03
Author: Bruce A Robinson

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