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Member nations

Country Region Gay sex legal? Same-sex marriage? Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean
Australia Australasia yes varies Same-sex marriage introduced in the Australia Capital Territory 2013, but ruled unconstitutional. Some recognition of same-sex relationships in different states
Bahamas Caribbean yes
Bangladesh South Asia
Barbados Caribbean
Belize Central America
Botswana Africa
Brunei South East Asia
Cameroon Africa
Canada North America yes yes
Cyprus Europe yes
Dominica Caribbean
Ghana Africa
Grenada Caribbean
Guyana South America
India South Asia
Jamaica Caribbean
Kenya Africa
Kiribati Oceania
Lesotho Africa
Malawi Africa
Malaysia South East Asia
Maldives Indian Ocean
Malta Europe yes
Mauritius Indian Ocean
Mozambique Africa yes
Namibia Africa
Nauru Oceania
New Zealand Australasia yes yes
Nigeria Africa
Pakistan South Asia
Papua New Guinea Australasia
Rwanda Africa yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean
Saint Lucia Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean
Samoa Oceania
Seychelles Indian Ocean
Sierra Leone Africa
Singapore South East Asia
Solomon Islands Oceania
South Africa Africa yes yes
Sri Lanka South Asia
Swaziland Africa
Tanzania Africa
Tonga Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean
Tuvalu Oceania
Uganda Africa
United Kingdom Europe yes varies Civil partnerships throughout the UK. Same-sex marriage in England and Wales from 2014; legislation in progress in Scotland; no further legislation planned for Northern Ireland
Vanuatu Oceania yes
Zambia Africa

Suspended members

Fiji Oceania

Former members

The Gambia Africa
Republic of Ireland Europe
Zimbabwe Africa

Applicants for membership

Algeria Africa
Madagascar Africa
Somaliland Africa
South Sudan Africa
Sudan Africa
Suriname South America
Yemen Arabia