Description

Chapter 22 of the Penal Code of 1951 outlaws same-sex relations. The law punishes anal sex with death penalty and punishes sex between women with 40 lashes. It also punishes gender expression. The Syariah Penal Code punishes "a man posing as a woman or vice versa" under Article 198 with up to three months in prison, a fine of $1,000 or both.