Homophobia and transphobia in the world

In Iran, Mauritania, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria, homosexuality is still punishable by death. In North Africa, it is a crime everywhere except Egypt, where it is punishable through morality laws. It is a crime in Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Cameroon, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland. In East Africa, it is a crime everywhere except Madagascar and Rwanda. In the Middle East, homosexuality is a crime everywhere (except Israel), in the Palestinian Territories (male homosexuality is a crime in Gaza), and in Iraq, where, despite the unclear legal situation, summary executions of homosexuals are countless. In Asia, homosexuality is a crime in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Singapore. India has finally abolished life imprisonment for homosexuals. In the Americas, homosexuality is a crime in Belize, Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana. In Oceania, it is a crime in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, Tonga, Kivu, and the Cook Islands. The only continent to have decriminalized homosexuality in every state is Europe. Even the Vatican, despite its well-known positions on the matter, does not consider it a crime, which shows us that, even in the absence of explicitly anti-lesbian and gay laws, homophobia can still be a dangerous and difficult phenomenon to eradicate. This is the case, for example, in large countries like Russia and China... but also in Italy, which, among developed countries, is one of the most backward when it comes to gay rights. (From the flyer for Arcigay's 2011 national campaign against homophobia)