Countries where being trans/transitioning is criminalised?

submitted by ThiccDropkickGay from self.LGBDropTheT

I'm trying to counter this "transfolk are the most oppressed people on earth" narrative by finding stats about where you can be punished for being gay vs. being trans but every source I can find just lumps it all together as "LGBT criminalisation". Are there any countries where you can actually be imprisoned or executed for being trans?

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[–]SausageFanatic 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I know in Iran LGB people undergo sex reassignment surgery to escape the death penalty. So basically it's seen as ok to be trans but LGB get potential death.

[–]Some-unoriginal-guy 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I'd day that's a punishment worse than death, but maybe I'm wrong

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You’re not wrong. If I was forced to choose between being hanged or getting a sex change, I’d go with the death penalty. I’d die a martyr.

[–]VioletRemiCat, homosexual one 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Approving this choice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJp8W7FQ6FQ

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If I had to choose between death or total bodily mutilation, I would definitely choose death. Death cannot strip me of who I am, I refuse to live a lie when death is an option

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter=crim_gender_exp

[–]julesburm1891 21 insightful - 4 fun21 insightful - 3 fun22 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

What you’re saying is: * 77: number of countries where being a homosexual or bisexual man is criminalized.
* 44: number of countries where being a homosexual or bisexual female is criminalized. * 11: number of countries where being trans is criminalized.

Wow. Trans people have it so hard globally.

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 16 insightful - 2 fun16 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Seeing this I think that you're more "opressed" as an atheist because it is punishable by death in 13 Muslim countries, lol.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And even in western countries laws are bending to them, while homosexual laws are still under question in many countries.

[–]slushpilot 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This could also be because transition is so rare as to not realistically exist in most countries. So why even have a law for it.

[–]jiljol 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Note the way they word it: "Criminalises the gender identity/expression of trans people". Lebanon for example has a law that criminalizes crossdressing for males (basically a form of homophobia), yet allows for "sex change" operations and the modifying of legal documentation for transsexual people. Same with Indonesia where there's a law against "indecency" (vague wording, but also a form of homophobia) yet transition is legal. All in all, it seems they are really scraping the barrel for some of these.

[–]ThiccDropkickGay[S] 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Excellent thanks. I did look at that website but somehow missed the trans section

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A couple of those countries the laws aren't even enforced. Two countries I can think of is Kenya and Singapore.