Who knows how long the above map will remain accurate, but for now, it's a snapshot of the legalization and criminalization of The Gayness across the globe. You'll notice the map's authors colored Africa in oranges, yellows, and browns, because the entire place is a burning hell for homos.
You'll also notice the seven nations with dark blues, representing full marriage equality rights: the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and South Africa. And that most of Asia is a giant swath of gray, because the outlook is bleak.
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The reason why the most virluant homphobic countries are
in those hues is because they are bascialy nothing more
than cesspools filled with shit……….
These maps are very informative, I wonder what the amount
of US foreign aid is to the shit countries??????
The authors of that map are not that website that took the image without the proper copyright requirement of acknowledging the authors. Actually, it is from Wikipedia, and so will be constantly updated (and has some current problems now). The link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.....y_laws.svg
Actually, it looks like we're doing okay, all things considered. Pro-gay and neutral have the haters surrounded. LOL
Two corrections are needed:
Argentina should be blue.
California should be at least partly dark blue. There are 18,000 valid same-sex marriages performed and recognized by the Golden State–don't let the bigots take that away from us.
I think Israel should be light blue, but I can't see on the map.
Afghanistan? A country we've practically owned and reshaped for the last 8 years still has the death penalty for gays in its laws?
Isn't equal marriage the law of the land in Nepal?
@RM: Argentina should not be blue, they DO NOT have gay marriage yet, only (not full) civil unions in Buenos Aires and Rio Negro provinces.
Can we just nuke the varying-shades-of-red countries into oblivion and call it a day?
We have these weapons of mass destruction piled up, might as well use them for something.
next time anybody asks for charity money for any African country, remember it'd be better spent somewhere else.
Pakistan should be yellow (or gray). Life in prison is the penalty written in the constitution, but its never really carried out. (I should know – I live there)
I love that little dark-blue dot in the middle of Mexico. For some reason, it gives me hope that pretty soon the whole thing will be blue from Canada to Argentina.
Ecuador should not be blue. Its constitution says gay couples should have some rights but laws have never been passed to give effect to the constitution; it's a meaningless document not worth the paper upon which it is written. Also, some regions have supremely corrupt judicial systems rendering their laws moot – Washington State, New York, Maryland, Portugal, to name some.
The map contains the following mistakes:
-Only a few states in Brazil and Argentina recognize same-sex partnerships. Despite a recent wedding in Argentina, the issue remains in legal limbo there. The map presents a much better situation in Latin America than is actually the case.
-Ecuador has no functioning recognition of same-sex partnerships.
-Homosexuality is not punished by law in Thailand.
Ok sorry, the mpa actualy shows Burma in orange colors, not Thailand :-)
So my mistake there….
The blue color for Australia is actually quite misleading. As far as I know, only one or two states in Australia recognize gay couples as domestic partnerships. All the other states don't.
You say the "entire place" of Africa is a burning hell for homos. So does South Africa not count or…?
Australian laws govening the recognition of gay couples are national laws. National Laws over ride any State Laws – it is correct to have Australia in blue.
Farmer,
There is no federal law "governing the recognition of gay couples" in Australia. Recognition of gay couple relationships – in terms of the validation and celebration of the relationship – is strictly a state issue. Most Australian states do NOT recognize same-sex relations in this way.
Australia should therefore not be light blue at all. Perhaps Victoria might be light blue due to the fact that it recognizes domestic gay partnerships but this is not a recognition of a union or marriage in the way Britain and other places recognize them.
@ Jason
As of November 28, 2008 Australia's legislature passed a law equating the rights of same-sex couples with those of married straight couples in more than 100 areas of the law . The bill was presented by openly lesbian legislator Penny Wong.
You can read more here
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news.....9663.html/
The Howard federal government did introduce recognition of same sex relationship but not marriage. My understanding of "blue" indicates "other type of partnership or unregistered cohabitation" – not gay marriage. The States cannot introduce any legislation which is in conflict with National laws.
@ Farmer
The Hozqrd government was dead against any sort of recognition. It was the Rudd government that passed the law in 2008.
Gay super hero,
However, the Australian government's legislation does not recognize gay relationships as gay civil unions or gay marriages. Gay civil unions and gay marriages are still banned in Australia. Australia is thus way behind many other countries.
As for the rights that you mentioned, they are similar to rights granted to other forms of co-habitation, such as a daughter caring for her father. They are not rights that recognize gay relations as civil unions or marriages.
Australian gays need to wake up to the fact that they have been let down hugely by their Labor government.
Wow…"we should nuke them" "they're cesspools of shit."
A pinnacle of education on this site, folks.