However, homosexual behavior has been considered a criminal offense  according to civilian and military law in most countries throughout history. There  are various accounts of trials and executions of members of the Knights Templar  in the 14th Century and British sailors during the Napoleonic wars for  homosexuality.
Jan 19, 2014 ... In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex,  ethnicity, or sexual orientation," he said, while "70 countries of the world have  criminal liability for homosexuality." That claim is Half True. ... But it's a stretch for  Putin to say all people in Russian are "equal." In June 2013, Putin signed ...
Jan 19, 2014 ... 70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality, and seven  countries out of these 70 enforce death penalty for homosexuality. And what does  that mean? ... In our country, all people are absolutely equal regardless of their  religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Everybody is equal.
Saying all people in Russia are "equal" is a stretch. Vladimir Putin · In Russia "all  people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual  orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for  homosexuality." — PolitiFact National on Sunday, January 19th, 2014. See them  all → ...
Many countries have discriminatory laws and ... of sexual orientation and gender  identity. All human beings are equal persons before the law regardless of their  sexual orientation or gender identity, and are ..... International Conference on  LGBT (Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender) Human Rights, Montreal, 26.
In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality."