77 countries in the world have national laws criminalizing homosexuality, according to a 2013 report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Assocation. In 10 of those nations, homosexuality can be punishable by death.

Aside from India and a few other Asian nations, state-sanctioned repression of homosexuality is largely concentrated in majority Islamic countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. In the Western Hemisphere, it is illegal only in Belize and Guyana.

Search through these two excellent interactive maps -- one produced by the CBC, the other by the BBC -- showing anti-gay laws throughout the world.

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77 Countries Where It's Still Illegal to Be Gay