The term homosexual act can be applied to any romantic or erotic interaction between persons of the same sex.
Attitudes towards such acts vary, subjectively, from culture to culture, and from individual to individual. We find references and records of sexual relations between persons of the same sex in almost every human civilization throughout history.
A number of countries prohibits Homosexual acts and in case of violation severe punishment follows.
Homosexual acts are forbidden by some religious texts such as the Bible and the Qur'an.