About half of the world’s remaining laws against gay sex were originally imposed by the British on their colonies. It’s a shameful situation, especially since this week’s London gathering of leaders of former British colonies will rarely touch on LGBT rights.

The 53 mostly former British colonies in the Commonwealth account for 36 of the world’s 74 nations with anti-LGBT laws. (See this blog’s list of Commonwealth nations with anti-LGBT laws and this blog’s separate list of all 74 nations with such laws.)

Almost all Commonwealth countries formerly were part of the British Empire, from which they inherited the homophobic laws that they have kept on the books. Read more via Erasing 76 Crimes