section 377 of the british colonial penal code punished all sexual acts "against the order of nature". this law was used to punish people who performed oral and anal sex. this law also punished homosexual. the penal code remains in many former colonies and has been used to criminalize third gender people, such as the "apwint" in myanmar. in 2018, british politician theresa may acknowledged how the legacies of british colonial anti-sodomy laws continue to persist today in the form of discrimination, violence, and death.