A two-judge bench of the apex court criminalised gay sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in 2013

Supreme Court to review 2013 verdict on criminalising gay sex

Homosexuality is not expressly outlawed in Egypt, but gays have previously been charged with debauchery in the deeply conservative society

Egypt jails 14 for homosexuality

The bill lays jail terms of between one and three years for first-time offenders, whether the act takes place in public or private. Repeat offenders would get five years

Egypt bill looks to criminalise homosexuality

Homosexual sex has been legal in Japan since 1880, but stigma persists and LGBT rights are not covered under the Equal Opportunity Act

Japan woos LGBT community to revamp global image before hosting Olympics

Some Western countries have pressured India to overturn its ban on gay sex and respect human rights regardless of sexual orientation

India's Supreme Court refuses to hear plea on Sec 377, setback for gay rights movement

Also says Church should ask forgiveness for how it has treated women, child labour and for 'blessing so many weapons in the past'

Be a good Christian, ask homosexuals for forgiveness: Pope

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