70 nations still punish gays and transsexuals
Homosexuality and transsexuality continue to be punishable offenses in 70 countries around the world, Amnesty International says. Of the 70 countries that punish homosexuality, nine punish it by death and Amnesty says that in 2002, "Saudi Arabia condemned 44 people and executed four for the crime of homosexuality." The majority of countries that persecute gays are in Africa and Asia, noting that Nicaragua is the only country in the Americas where homosexuality is still officially a punishable crime.
Hindustan Times
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