A gay refugee Khaleed from Libya has said “the issue of the many armed militias is one of the most urgent facing Libya’s new provisional government… this is also the biggest issue gay Libya. The second is building civil society, law and order and stabilizing the economy’, which does not appear to be happening any
Homosexuality is illegal and can be punished with up to 5 years imprisonment, or 10 years when committed in an act of violence. Libya has also been known to execute gays and lesbians under Islamic Sharia Law.
Name: Libya
Population: 5605000
Capital: Tripoli - Pop. 2006000
Area: 1759540 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: Arabic, Italian, English
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Status of Homosexuality: Illegal
Telephone Country Code: 218
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Gay Libya News and Reports, 2009/Jan/01