Gay relationships are still criminalised in 72 countries, report finds

50 years after Britain's partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, in eight countries it can still result in death penalty Fifty years after homosexuality was decriminalised in England and Wales, 72 other countries and territories worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex relationships, including 45 in which sexual relationships between women are outlawed. There are eight countries in which homosexuality can result in a death penalty, and dozens more in which homosexual acts can result in a p...