This leaves 69 countries globally where same-sex relations are illegal, including 32 of the 54 African nations. Here are the 10 countries that have most recently removed bans on same-sex relations. Angola - January 2019: removed a ban on "vices against nature" from its penal code, which had been interpreted as criminalising gay sex. Seychelles - 2016: The Indian Ocean island state repealed the parts of its penal code that criminalised same-sex relations. Palau - 2014: The Pacific Island state introduced a new penal code, decriminalising same-sex relations.

Source: bd News24 June 12, 2019 05:03 UTC