Country name

Homosexual activity

Same-sex marriage

Penal Provision

Afghanistan

Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976

Not Legal Since 1971

Yes

Bangladesh

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1860

Not legal Since 1860

Yes

Bhutan

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2004

Not legal Since 2004

Yes

India

Legal Since 2018

Not legal Since 2013

No

Myanmar

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)Since 1886

Unrecognized Since 1886

Yes

Nepal

Legal Since 2007

Ambiguous

No

Sri Lanka

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)Since 1885

Not legal Since 1885

Yes

Thailand

Legal Since 1956

Unrecognized Since 1932

No

Pakistan

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)Since 1860

Unregistered cohabitation Since 1958

Yes

Philippines

Legal Since 1900

Not legal Since 1988

No

Viet Nam

Legal Since 1992

Unrecognized Since 2013

No