A reported 140,000 people were arrested under Paragraph 175, though only about 5,000 of them were still living in 2016. Since 2017, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand and several Australian states have issued apologies to gay and bisexual men and other members of the L.G.B.T. Certainly, the case for gay reparation in the United States is as compelling, if not more so, than in other Western democracies. But if history is any guide, gay reparation faces an uphill struggle in the United States. Moreover, although polls reveal that the issue of gay rights no longer divides the American public, it remains salient to the Republican Party.

Source: New York Times June 14, 2019 15:56 UTC