1. Lebanon

Lebanese penal code's version of Section 377, Article 534, was invalidated by a judge in the court of Jdeideh in 2014, decriminalising homosexuality in the country.

The Lebanese National Center for Psychiatry has also declassified non-heterosexual sexual orientations as mental disorders.

2. Kazakhstan

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kazakhstan. However, same-sex couples do not enjoy certain legal protections available for heterosexual married couples in the country.

3. Mali

While homosexuality is technically legal in Mali, prevailing cultural and religious beliefs view it as immoral. There are also no anti-discrimination laws to protect the LGBT community from harassment and abuse.

4. Niger

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Niger. The age of consent for homosexuals is different from that of heterosexual activities.

Niger also does not recognize same-sex unions legally.

5. Turkey

Homosexuality has been legal in Turkey since the country was founded in 1923. During the Ottoman Empire (predecessor of Turkey), homosexuality was legalised in 1858.

LGBT individuals have the right to seek asylum in Turkey under the Geneva Convention. although same-sex couples are not given the same legal protections available to heterosexual couples.

6. Indonesia

Indonesia does not does not criminalize private, non-commercial homosexuality act among consenting adults. Then again, same-sex couples here are not eligible for any of the legal protections available to married heterosexual couples.

Currently, Indonesia does not recognize same-sex marriage.

7. Northern Cyprus

Same-sex sexual activity was legalised in Northern Cyprus on February 7, 2014. Prior to that, while certain laws (Articles 171 and 173 of the criminal code) criminalized it for men, female homosexuality was never criminalised.



8. Bahrain

Bahrain legalized homosexuality in 1976. Law authorities can still take actions for under-age same-sex acts.

9. Albania

Same-gender sexual activities have been legal in Albania since 1995. Albania is aslo one of a few countries in Europe which explicitly bans discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and sexuality.

10. Azerbaijan

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Azerbaijan in 2000. But like in many other country, households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to heterosexual couples.

