Gay male couples face ten years of hard labour if caught engaging in same-sex activity in Jamaica (Picture: Alamy)

Gay marriage may be nearly legal in the UK but gay couples on honeymoon could risk jail – or even the death penalty – if they are caught engaging in same-sex activity in a number of popular tourist destinations abroad.

Gay rights campaigners celebrated yesterday after MPs in the House of Commons overwhelmingly backed the gay marriage bill but many same sex couples still face dire consequences in other countries.

Below are just a few nations that have laws that severely punish anyone engaging in same-sex activity:

Antigua and Barbuda: 15 years in jail


Barbados: Life in prison

Dominica: Ten years or sectioning



Grenada: Ten years for men

Guyana: Life in prison

The vote to allow gay marriage in the UK was hailed as ‘historic’ (Picture: Reuters)

Jamaica: Ten years’ hard labour for men

Kenya: 14 years

Malaysia: 20 years

Mauritius: Five years

Morocco: Three years

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Ten years for men

St Lucia: Ten years for men

Gay acts in Kenya could land you in prison for 14 years (AFP/Getty)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Ten years

Seychelles: 14 years

Solomon Islands: 14 years

Singapore: Two years

Trinidad and Tobago: 25 years

Tunisia: Three years

United Arab Emirates: Deportation or death penalty in extreme cases