Your nation’s position on homosexuality? (IC)

[Kim Jong-ilia]

The state has no opinion what so ever about sexuality, as far as we're concerned, it is not our business on sexuality or appearance. Religion and Culture on the other hand is a whole different story...

[Fictions]

God created man and woman to go together and anything else is unnatural and wrong. And as such, in Fictions homosexuality is illegal. It is a Christian country.

[Fokis]

Homosexuality is completely legal in the Republic of Fokis.Sexuality is recognized by the state as being a private matter and thus is not interfered with.

[Kijuju]

Same gender relationships aren't allowed at all, due to Kijuju's religion and moral's.

If anyone is found out to be committing such acts, they will be executed in public, burned or stoned to death.

[The Altan Steppes]

The Altani Federation, and its constituent states, generally treat homosexuals, bisexuals, transgendered people and lesbians no differently from anyone else in the society. There has been a longstanding tradition of tolerance within the Altani culture, coupled with an attitude that it's really not the government's business (or anyone else's) who is sleeping with whom, or what gender identity one chooses.

There are exceptions to this tolerance, of course: non-consensual sex acts, and those involving anyone under the age of majority, are strictly prohibited by law and frowned upon socially.

[Australis Australia]

Homosexuality is legal, and the age of consent in our nation is 16, per the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000.

The age of consent in England and Wales is 16, as specified by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 {§44(1)}. However it is illegal for a person to engage in sexual activity with an individual under the age of 18 if they are in a position of trust in relation to that individual (teacher, warder, care giver, guardian, etc).

That is the basic law here, and the same applies for homosexuality too, as per:

Male homosexual acts were decriminalised under the Sexual Offences Act 1967, Section 1, although the age of consent for such acts was set at 21, whereas the age of consent for heterosexual acts was 16. However, the legislation applied only in England and Wales.

In 1994, on the second reading of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the Conservative Member of Parliament Edwina Currie introduced an amendment to lower the age of consent for such acts to 16, in line with that for heterosexual acts; the amendment was defeated by 308 votes to 280. A compromise amendment that lowered the age of consent to 18 was accepted by 427 votes to 162. Also during the readings were motions to equalise the age of consent to 17 for all, to maintain the age of consent for homosexual acts to 21, and a further attempt to lower the age of consent to 16, all of which were rejected.

In 1997, the European Court of Human Rights case of Sutherland v the United Kingdom held that a higher age of consent for homosexuals than for heterosexuals was a breach of Article 14 in conjunction with Article 8 of the Convention. In response, the Government introduced the Crime and Disorder Bill which contained a provision lowering the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16. Though accepted by the House of Commons, the provision was rejected by the House of Lords. The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, introduced in 1998, contained a similar provision, but once again it was rejected by the House of Lords. The Bill was reintroduced in 2000 and, despite opposition from the House of Lords, was passed under the Parliament Act 1911 (which allows the House of Commons to overrule the House of Lords under certain circumstances). As the Scottish Parliament had been established prior to the reintroduction of the Bill, and the relevant legislation was a devolved issue, the consent of that Parliament under the Sewel Convention was required – had that consent not been granted, the Scottish provisions would have had to be removed and it would not have been possible to use the Parliament Act. The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 thus equalised the age of consent at 16 for all sexual acts (including, for the first time, lesbian acts).

[Brydog]

Legal, duh

[Australis Australia]

Legal, duh

OOC: Yes, legal, but equivalent to real-world standards from the United Kingdom.

[Zwangzug]

Homosexual marriage, adoption, etc, is generally legal in Zwangzug. Every so often, local government laws against homosexual marriage are dug up and repealed. This process tends to be approved of, if for no other reason than it gives Parliament something to do.

In broader issues, there are are no governmental incentives to marry. Particularly in the east (and even more particularly in the south part of the east), however, societal pressure tends to look dimly on unmarried sexual activity. Various religious institutions have various views on homosexual marriage; some practice it, some don't. Transsexualism, in contrast, is fairly stigmatized.

[Augarundus]

All sexual deviants in Augarundus are executed, publicly. As are other oppressed groups, like religious people (particularly Catholics) and ethnic minorities.

Any sexual behavior not APPROVED by the government via formal request to your local governor (not military governor, who manages more serious business) is illegal, punishable (like all crimes) by death to both parties involved. Furthermore, sexual behavior without the sole intention of conceiving a child is punishable by death. Any strange, non-standard sexual behavior is punishable by death.

[North Defese]

Augarundus, what if a gay Defesian politican was on vacation in your nation, then was caught having sexual conduct with another man?

[Xin Han]

Homosexuality is tolerated, yet widely discouraged by the general public and government. Gay-marriage is banned. Homosexuals, however, have the same rights as the heterosexuals.

[The Babbage Islands]

CHARLESTON, South Island (BPA) - As expected, a key gay rights case was among those scheduled for argument before Judge of Resolution Lindsay Martin during his next session. The issue is whether or not the Assembly's recent ban on adoption by same-sex couples is in conflict with World Assembly Resolution #15 requiring member nations to legalise gay marriage.

Arguments against the law are largely based on paragraph 3(b) of Resolution #15, "No State shall establish different conditions, requirements or effects to unions of persons of the same or different sex." Arguments in favour of the law note paragraph 2(a) of the Resolution, which does not name adoption or other family matters beyond inheritance and economics. It is also contended that the law has nothing to do with marital status, simply holding that the best interests of an adoptee strongly favour placement in a home with parents of both sexes present.

Formal presentations are expected by the end of the month, with a decision likely in late July.

[Augarundus]

Augarundus, what if a gay Defesian politican was on vacation in your nation, then was caught having sexual conduct with another man?

Depends.

Augarundus ((OOC: which I purposely make extremist and frightening)) punishes every crime with death, regardless of circumstance. In an attempt to isolate the population from other sources of information and make them totally reliant on the government, the Augarian government controls all media, bans religion, and has closed down the borders. Ethnic minorities are killed off, meaning a citizen of Augarundus wouldn't be ethnically Defesian (meaning he would simply be visiting). If he were visiting Augarundus, that would be a crime in itself and he may be punished by death (but he would likely be given the standard punishment for foreigners: whipped ten times and sent 'home' to Defese). If he were the ambassador, he'd be given house-arrest in the embassy and not permitted to enter Augarian territory outside the embassy. This would be temporary, and a new ambassador would be requested.

[North Defese]

Youwould kill Defesian's in your borders?
North Defese takes threats against its people in foriegn lands very seriously. You could cause a huge international incident if this became public.

*wink* *wink*

[Augarundus]

If they committed a crime then they would be punished accordingly (with death, like all crimes).

However, this won't become public like most executions. They will disappear, and, according to the state, they 'don't exist' just like how they 'never existed'.

[North Defese]

Defesian Immagration officials keeps records of its citizens abroad. If several hundred people "dissapeared", it would not go unnoticed.

[Augarundus]

If a certain excuse isn't feasible, another thousand are.

A 'terrorist group' could suddenly spring forth into existence that had a vendetta against gays/Defesians/etc. ('imagination', however discouraged by the Augarian state, is useful), and the state would have trouble locating their reclusive members.

[Cmp Lejeune]

Homosexuality, bisexuality are under the "Don't ask, Don't Tell" policy in Cmp Lejeune. If found to be actions will be taken.

[Holy Marsh]

Homosexuality has not been seen as a sin or something bad for about 2,200 years in Holy Marsh, with gay marriage being legal for 1,900 years.

[Palpatinist Coruscant]

Palpatinist Coruscant officially bans it simply because it assumes the only purpose of marriage is to produce children. Unofficially, Palpatinism calls for the elimination of civil and political rights whenever possible, so the government will not hesitate to persecute scrapegoats if it can.

[Psooindok]

It's illegal. No one really wants to be homosexual in Psooindok anyway.

[Korintar]

Marriage and sexuality is somewhat complicated in Korintar. While we have no marriage laws beyond age of consent, homosexual unions are not always permitted, depending on where one lives. You see, Korintari municipal law falls under the free association clause of our constitution. So, for example, while there is no national religion, conservative christian (fyi, they are staunch socialists) groups in the north may found communes where the churches may agree to not accept homosexuals into the community or refuse to perform marriages for them.

Furthermore, as a result of the concept of freedom of association, at the municipal level, we have two seperate but equal classes of citizen- full member of the commune (often shortened to member) and associate member of the commune (often shortened to associate). A member has free access to the services of the commune and voting rights in community matters provided that they work in the cooperatives, pay taxes, and sign a residency contract promising to live there for at least five years, while an associate must pay a nominal fee to use these services, cannot vote in community matters (typically) but reserve the right to operate in a free market, own a business, independently employ others, to live in the communal housing, do not pay municipal taxes, and do not have to sign a residency contract.

One may choose to become an associate if one so chooses but they can also be forced into that situation depending on various circumstances. One of these is homosexuality in some of the northern rural communities.

That's Korintari law for you, though.

[Barzan]

Augarundus...punishes every crime with death, regardless of circumstance....

Did anyone ever watch the episode "Justice" from Star Trek: The Next Generation? It's based around a planet that is in every way (by our Western standards at least) a paradise along the lines of the Garden of Eden from Judeo-Christian mythology. The only catch is that every crime is punishable by death. Wesley Crusher walks on some grass in an area marked by a very distinctive "keep off the grass" sign and is, of course, condemned to death. Unfortunately for us, his sentence is never carried out; we have to suffer through four more seasons with his annoying Mary-Sue character.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say that Augarundus's comment immediately reminded me of that episode. (Ah, memories!) Surely others here remember that show...

[Lord Sibley]

The Dominion of Lord Sibley has no marriage, and sexual deviants of all types are allowed to freely practice. The Lord Sibley himself being bisexual, this is not surprising.