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- LGBT housing discrimination in PennsylvaniaSexual orientation and gender identity2016
- Homosexual activity in MaliLegal1961
- Homosexuals serving openly in military in NigerLegal1960
- Conversion therapy in Minnesota, United StatesBannedJul 15, 2021
- Blood donations by MSMs in FranceLegalJun 29, 2021
- Same-sex marriage in Sinaloa, MexicoLegalJun 15, 2021
- Blood donations by MSMs in Isles of Scilly, United KingdomLegalJun 14, 2021
- Blood donations by MSMs in Scotland, United KingdomLegalJun 14, 2021
- Blood donations by MSMs in Wales, United KingdomLegalJun 14, 2021
- Blood donations by MSMs in England, United KingdomLegalJun 14, 2021
- Conversion therapy in IndiaBannedJun 7, 2021
- Homosexual activity in UgandaIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)May 3, 2021
- Homosexual activity in BhutanLegalFeb 17, 2021
Today in LGBTQ+ History
Recent LGBTQ+ Laws Changed
LGBTQ+ Rights by Country
Including dependent territories. Select an issue to view a further breakdown.
Homosexual activity
154
Legal69
IllegalLegal
154 regions (67%)
Illegal
69 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (3%)
Legal
50 regions (100%)
Europe
Legal
17 regions (71%)
Illegal
7 regions (29%)
Oceania
Legal
13 regions (93%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
28 regions (78%)
Illegal
8 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
24 regions (41%)
Illegal
34 regions (58%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
22 regions (48%)
Illegal
19 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia
Same-sex marriage
45
Legal111
Somewhere in between73
IllegalLegal
45 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
111 regions (48%)
Illegal
73 regions (32%)
Legal
15 regions (30%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (50%)
Illegal
10 regions (20%)
Europe
Legal
9 regions (38%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (42%)
Illegal
5 regions (21%)
Oceania
Legal
5 regions (36%)
Somewhere in between
7 regions (50%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
South America
Legal
9 regions (25%)
Somewhere in between
23 regions (64%)
Illegal
4 regions (11%)
North America
Legal
5 regions (8%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (42%)
Illegal
29 regions (49%)
Africa
Legal
2 regions (4%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (46%)
Illegal
23 regions (50%)
Asia
Censorship of LGBT Issues
216
No censorship2
Censorship existsNo censorship
216 regions (94%)
Censorship exists
2 regions (1%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (5%)
No censorship
47 regions (94%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
No censorship
23 regions (96%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
No censorship
13 regions (93%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
No censorship
35 regions (97%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
No censorship
57 regions (97%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (3%)
Africa
No censorship
41 regions (89%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia
Right to change legal gender
80
Legal41
Somewhere in between20
IllegalLegal
80 regions (35%)
Somewhere in between
41 regions (18%)
Illegal
20 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
88 regions (38%)
Legal
21 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (36%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (20%)
Europe
Legal
11 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
Illegal
2 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (42%)
Oceania
Legal
5 regions (36%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (29%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (29%)
South America
Legal
10 regions (28%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (8%)
Illegal
1 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
22 regions (61%)
North America
Legal
24 regions (41%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (3%)
Illegal
6 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (46%)
Africa
Legal
9 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (28%)
Illegal
9 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
15 regions (33%)
Asia
LGBT discrimination
76
Protected51
Some protections104
No protectionsProtected
76 regions (33%)
Some protections
51 regions (22%)
No protections
104 regions (45%)
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
13 regions (26%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Protected
12 regions (50%)
Some protections
6 regions (25%)
No protections
6 regions (25%)
Oceania
Protected
7 regions (50%)
Some protections
3 regions (21%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
South America
Protected
15 regions (42%)
Some protections
8 regions (22%)
No protections
13 regions (36%)
North America
Protected
9 regions (15%)
Some protections
15 regions (25%)
No protections
37 regions (63%)
Africa
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
6 regions (13%)
No protections
38 regions (83%)
Asia
LGBT employment discrimination
88
Protected25
Some protections85
No protectionsProtected
88 regions (38%)
Some protections
25 regions (11%)
No protections
85 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
31 regions (14%)
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
12 regions (24%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Europe
Protected
15 regions (63%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
5 regions (21%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (13%)
Oceania
Protected
9 regions (64%)
Some protections
3 regions (21%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
South America
Protected
20 regions (56%)
Some protections
2 regions (6%)
No protections
11 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (8%)
North America
Protected
7 regions (12%)
Some protections
5 regions (8%)
No protections
31 regions (53%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (27%)
Africa
Protected
8 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
30 regions (65%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)
Asia
LGBT housing discrimination
95
Protected4
Some protections107
No protectionsProtected
95 regions (41%)
Some protections
4 regions (2%)
No protections
107 regions (47%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
23 regions (10%)
Protected
38 regions (76%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
7 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Europe
Protected
12 regions (50%)
No protections
10 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (8%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (57%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (21%)
South America
Protected
19 regions (53%)
Some protections
1 regions (3%)
No protections
15 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Protected
9 regions (15%)
No protections
42 regions (71%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (14%)
Africa
Protected
9 regions (20%)
No protections
31 regions (67%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)
Asia
Same-sex adoption
45
Legal139
Somewhere in between28
IllegalLegal
45 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
139 regions (61%)
Illegal
28 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (7%)
Legal
16 regions (32%)
Somewhere in between
22 regions (44%)
Illegal
7 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (10%)
Europe
Legal
7 regions (29%)
Somewhere in between
16 regions (67%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
6 regions (43%)
Somewhere in between
7 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
7 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
26 regions (72%)
Illegal
1 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
North America
Legal
6 regions (10%)
Somewhere in between
45 regions (76%)
Illegal
8 regions (14%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
23 regions (50%)
Illegal
12 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (17%)
Asia
Homosexuals serving openly in military
156
Legal4
Somewhere in between22
IllegalLegal
156 regions (68%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (2%)
Illegal
22 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
47 regions (21%)
Legal
42 regions (84%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Legal
15 regions (63%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (33%)
Oceania
Legal
12 regions (86%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
27 regions (75%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
39 regions (66%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
12 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (12%)
Africa
Legal
21 regions (46%)
Illegal
8 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (37%)
Asia
Blood donations by MSMs
141
Legal53
IllegalLegal
141 regions (62%)
Illegal
53 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
35 regions (15%)
Legal
18 regions (36%)
Illegal
23 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (18%)
Europe
Legal
16 regions (67%)
Illegal
7 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (79%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
Legal
29 regions (81%)
Illegal
5 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
North America
Legal
46 regions (78%)
Illegal
2 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (19%)
Africa
Legal
21 regions (46%)
Illegal
15 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (22%)
Asia
Conversion therapy
18
Banned84
Not bannedBanned
18 regions (8%)
Not banned
84 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
127 regions (55%)
Banned
4 regions (8%)
Not banned
28 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
18 regions (36%)
Europe
Banned
6 regions (25%)
Not banned
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (71%)
Oceania
Banned
3 regions (21%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
Banned
1 regions (3%)
Not banned
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
23 regions (64%)
North America
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
12 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
46 regions (78%)
Africa
Banned
3 regions (7%)
Not banned
22 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (46%)
Asia
Equal age of consent
180
Equal34
UnequalEqual
180 regions (79%)
Unequal
34 regions (15%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
15 regions (7%)
Equal
50 regions (100%)
Europe
Equal
20 regions (83%)
Unequal
3 regions (13%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Equal
11 regions (79%)
Unequal
3 regions (21%)
South America
Equal
24 regions (67%)
Unequal
9 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (8%)
North America
Equal
44 regions (75%)
Unequal
11 regions (19%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (7%)
Africa
Equal
31 regions (67%)
Unequal
8 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (15%)
Asia
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Explore the status and timelines of LGBT rights in each country, state, province, and region. Equaldex includes the legal status of same-sex marriage, adoption, serving openly in the military, discrimination protections, age of consent differences, blood donation restrictions, gender changing restrictions, and gay conversion therapy bans.
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LGBT Rights in Asia
46 Regions
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- East Timor
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
LGBT Rights in Europe
50 Regions
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
LGBT Rights in North America
36 Regions
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States
LGBT Rights in Africa
59 Regions
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
LGBT Rights in Oceania
24 Regions
LGBT Rights in South America
14 Regions
LGBT Rights in Antarctica
1 Region
