France has long had neither blasphemy laws nor sodomy laws (the latter being abolished in 1791).

She wondered whether the Government intended to re examine the use of the death penalty for crimes relating to sodomy and the drug trade.

Many times, the prison authorities have denied ever having issues of drug abuse, issues of sodomy, so many issues they would deny that it ever happens.

8.3 The prohibition against private homosexual behaviour is provided for by law, namely, sections 122 and 123 of the Tasmanian Criminal Code.

Sri Lanka apos s child prostitution problem has been the subject of new initiatives, such as a clamp down on foreign paedophiles.

This campaign has made it difficult for the Tasmanian Gay Law Reform Group to disseminate information about its activities and advocate the decriminalization of homosexuality.

( Remember ) Lot , when he said to his people Why do you indulge in obscenities when you know ( it is evil ) ?

And ( remember ) Lut when he said to his people , What ! You stoop to the shameful whereas you can see ?

And Lot , when he said to his people , ' What , do you commit indecency with your eyes open ?

And Lut ! what time he said unto his people commit ye indecency while ye see ?

When he said to his people . Do you commit Al Fahishah ( evil , great sin , every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse , sodomy , etc . ) while you see ( one another doing evil without any screen , etc . ) ?

And Lot , when he said to his people , Do you commit lewdness with open eyes ?

We also sent Lot , and recall when he told his people Do you commit shameless acts with your eyes open ?

And Lot ! when he said unto his folk Will ye commit abomination knowingly ?

We also sent Lot , when he said to his people , What ! Do you commit this indecency while you look on ?

And Lot , he said to his nation ' Do you commit indecencies with your eyes open !

And mention Lot , when he said to his people , Do you commit immorality while you are seeing ?

Lot asked his people , Do you understandably commit indecency ?

And ( We sent ) Lut , when he said to his people What ! do you commit indecency while you see ?

And tell of Lot . He said to his people , Will you commit evil knowingly ?

( We also sent ) Lut ( as a messenger ) behold , He said to his people , Do ye do what is shameful though ye see ( its iniquity ) ?

Furthermore, discrimination on the basis of homosexuality or sexuality is unlawful in three of six Australian states and the two self governing internal Australian territories.

Larry Youngblood served eight years of a 10 and half year sentence in Arizona for the abduction and repeated sodomizing of a 10 year old boy at a carnival.

But 'Whizzer' White grew old, and he is probably most famous for an infamous opinion, which he penned on behalf of the Supreme Court, Bowers v. Hardwick, an opinion where the Supreme Court upheld the Criminalization of Sodomy laws, with the passage

Similarly, opposition leaders in Zimbabwe have been prosecuted for treason sodomy charges were leveled against the Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov was imprisoned for allegedly organizing mass protests.

To Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge , and saved him from a people who acted villainously and were certainly wicked and disobedient .

And We gave Lut the kingdom and knowledge , and We rescued him from the township that committed vile deeds indeed those evil people were disobedient .

And Lot to him We gave judgment and knowledge and we delivered him from the city that had been doing deeds of corruption they were an evil people , truly ungodly

And Lut ! We vouchsafed unto him judgment and knowledge , and We delivered him out of the city which had been working foul deeds verily they were a people evil , wicked .

And ( remember ) Lout ( Lot ) , We gave him Hukman ( right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood ) and ( religious ) knowledge , and We saved him from the town ( folk ) who practised Al Khaba 'ith ( evil , wicked and filthy deeds , etc . ) . Verily , they were a people given to evil , and were Fasiqun ( rebellious , disobedient , to Allah ) .

And Lot We gave him judgment and knowledge , and We delivered him from the town that practiced the abominations . They were wicked and perverted people .

We bestowed upon Lot sound judgement and knowledge , and We delivered him from the city that was immersed in foul deeds . They were indeed a wicked people , exceedingly disobedient .

And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge , and We delivered him from the community that did abominations . Lo ! they were folk of evil , lewd .

We gave judgement and knowledge to Lot , and We delivered him from the town which used to commit vicious acts . Indeed , they were an evil and depraved lot .

To Lot , We gave judgment and knowledge and saved him from the village that had been committing corrupt deeds for they were an evil nation and were debauched .

And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge , and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds . Indeed , they were a people of evil , defiantly disobedient .

To Lot We gave knowledge and wisdom and saved him from the people of the town who were committing indecent acts . They were certainly a bad and sinful people .

And ( as for ) Lut , We gave him wisdom and knowledge , and We delivered him from the town which wrought abominations surely they were an evil people , transgressors

To Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge and delivered him from the city which practiced abomination . They were indeed a wicked people .

And to Lut , too , We gave Judgment and Knowledge , and We saved him from the town which practised abominations truly they were a people given to Evil , a rebellious people .

2.4 Mr. Toonen further argues that the criminalization of homosexuality in private has not permitted him to expose openly his sexuality and to publicize his views on reform of the relevant laws on sexual matters, as he felt that this would have been extremely prejudicial to his employment.

'Against this background, to claim that a right to engage in such conduct' homosexual sodomy 'is deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition or implicit in the concept of ordered liberty is, at best, facetious.'