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Today in LGBTQ+ History
- Gender-affirming care in West VirginiaLegal, but banned for minors2025
- Same-sex marriage in ChiapasLegal2017
- Same-sex adoption in ChiapasLegal2017
- LGBT housing discrimination in KosovoSexual orientation and gender identity2015
- LGBT employment discrimination in KosovoSexual orientation and gender identity2015
Upcoming LGBTQ+ Law Changes
Recent LGBTQ+ Laws Changed
- Gender-affirming care in West Virginia, United StatesLegal, but banned for minorsJul 11, 2025
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in AustraliaRecognizedJul 1, 2025
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Norfolk IslandRecognizedJul 1, 2025
- Right to change legal gender in Norfolk IslandLegal, no restrictionsJul 1, 2025
- LGBT housing discrimination in Iowa, United StatesSexual orientation onlyJul 1, 2025
- LGBT discrimination in Iowa, United StatesIllegal in some contextsJul 1, 2025
- Right to change legal gender in Iowa, United StatesIllegalJul 1, 2025
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New South Wales, AustraliaRecognizedJul 1, 2025
- Right to change legal gender in New South Wales, AustraliaLegal, no restrictionsJul 1, 2025
- Right to change legal gender in CzechiaLegal, but requires medical diagnosisJul 1, 2025
LGBTQ+ Rights by Country
Select an issue to view a further breakdown.
Homosexual activity
131
Legal62
IllegalLegal
131 regions (66%)
Illegal
62 regions (31%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (2%)
Legal
49 regions (98%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
8 regions (57%)
Illegal
6 regions (43%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (92%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
18 regions (78%)
Illegal
5 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
23 regions (43%)
Illegal
30 regions (56%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
22 regions (50%)
Illegal
20 regions (45%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (5%)
Asia
Same-sex marriage
38
Legal55
Somewhere in between103
IllegalLegal
38 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
55 regions (28%)
Illegal
103 regions (52%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (1%)
Legal
22 regions (44%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (26%)
Illegal
15 regions (30%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (36%)
Illegal
7 regions (50%)
Oceania
Legal
6 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (25%)
Illegal
3 regions (25%)
South America
Legal
5 regions (22%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (43%)
Illegal
8 regions (35%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
14 regions (26%)
Illegal
39 regions (72%)
Africa
Legal
2 regions (5%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (23%)
Illegal
31 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Asia
Censorship of LGBT issues
119
No censorship70
Censorship existsNo censorship
119 regions (60%)
Censorship exists
70 regions (36%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (4%)
No censorship
41 regions (82%)
Censorship exists
8 regions (16%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
No censorship
11 regions (79%)
Censorship exists
2 regions (14%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (7%)
Oceania
No censorship
8 regions (67%)
Censorship exists
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (17%)
South America
No censorship
20 regions (87%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
North America
No censorship
23 regions (43%)
Censorship exists
31 regions (57%)
Africa
No censorship
16 regions (36%)
Censorship exists
26 regions (59%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (5%)
Asia
Right to change legal gender
31
Legal47
Somewhere in between106
IllegalLegal
31 regions (16%)
Somewhere in between
47 regions (24%)
Illegal
106 regions (54%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
13 regions (7%)
Legal
17 regions (34%)
Somewhere in between
23 regions (46%)
Illegal
8 regions (16%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Legal
1 regions (7%)
Illegal
12 regions (86%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (7%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (8%)
Illegal
3 regions (25%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
2 regions (9%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (9%)
Illegal
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (13%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (9%)
Illegal
44 regions (81%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (7%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
16 regions (36%)
Illegal
23 regions (52%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (5%)
Asia
Gender-affirming care
71
Legal79
Somewhere in between19
BannedLegal
71 regions (36%)
Somewhere in between
79 regions (40%)
Banned
19 regions (10%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
28 regions (14%)
Legal
29 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
16 regions (32%)
Banned
2 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
Europe
Legal
4 regions (29%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (21%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (50%)
Oceania
Legal
9 regions (75%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (25%)
South America
Legal
11 regions (48%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (17%)
Banned
1 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (30%)
North America
Legal
6 regions (11%)
Somewhere in between
31 regions (57%)
Banned
7 regions (13%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
10 regions (19%)
Africa
Legal
12 regions (27%)
Somewhere in between
22 regions (50%)
Banned
9 regions (20%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Asia
Legal recognition of non-binary gender
17
Recognized4
Some recognition173
Not recognizedRecognized
17 regions (9%)
Some recognition
4 regions (2%)
Not recognized
173 regions (88%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (2%)
Recognized
5 regions (10%)
Some recognition
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
43 regions (86%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Recognized
2 regions (14%)
Not recognized
12 regions (86%)
Oceania
Recognized
3 regions (25%)
Not recognized
8 regions (67%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Recognized
3 regions (13%)
Not recognized
19 regions (83%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
North America
Some recognition
3 regions (6%)
Not recognized
51 regions (94%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
40 regions (91%)
Asia
LGBT discrimination
47
Protected95
Some protections49
No protectionsProtected
47 regions (24%)
Some protections
95 regions (48%)
No protections
49 regions (25%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (3%)
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
10 regions (20%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
11 regions (79%)
Oceania
Protected
6 regions (50%)
Some protections
5 regions (42%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
18 regions (78%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
North America
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
37 regions (69%)
No protections
16 regions (30%)
Africa
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
14 regions (32%)
No protections
27 regions (61%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Asia
LGBT employment discrimination
60
Protected29
Some protections101
No protectionsProtected
60 regions (30%)
Some protections
29 regions (15%)
No protections
101 regions (51%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (4%)
Protected
36 regions (72%)
Some protections
5 regions (10%)
No protections
9 regions (18%)
Europe
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
4 regions (29%)
No protections
6 regions (43%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
6 regions (26%)
No protections
10 regions (43%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
North America
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
8 regions (15%)
No protections
41 regions (76%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Africa
Protected
3 regions (7%)
Some protections
5 regions (11%)
No protections
33 regions (75%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (7%)
Asia
LGBT housing discrimination
47
Protected14
Some protections108
No protectionsProtected
47 regions (24%)
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
No protections
108 regions (55%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
28 regions (14%)
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
11 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
3 regions (21%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (43%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
North America
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
41 regions (76%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (17%)
Africa
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
35 regions (80%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (9%)
Asia
Same-sex adoption
38
Legal70
Somewhere in between49
IllegalLegal
38 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
70 regions (36%)
Illegal
49 regions (25%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
40 regions (20%)
Legal
23 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (36%)
Illegal
8 regions (16%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (14%)
Illegal
3 regions (21%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (50%)
Oceania
Legal
5 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (33%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (17%)
South America
Legal
4 regions (17%)
Somewhere in between
16 regions (70%)
Illegal
2 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (31%)
Illegal
19 regions (35%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
17 regions (31%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (30%)
Illegal
16 regions (36%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
12 regions (27%)
Asia
Intersex infant surgery
12
Banned2
Somewhere in between152
Not bannedBanned
12 regions (6%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (1%)
Not banned
152 regions (77%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
31 regions (16%)
Banned
7 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (4%)
Not banned
40 regions (80%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Not banned
6 regions (43%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (57%)
Oceania
Banned
4 regions (33%)
Not banned
8 regions (67%)
South America
Not banned
21 regions (91%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
North America
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
50 regions (93%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
Africa
Not banned
27 regions (61%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
17 regions (39%)
Asia
Serving openly in military
71
Legal39
Somewhere in between43
IllegalLegal
71 regions (36%)
Somewhere in between
39 regions (20%)
Illegal
43 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
44 regions (22%)
Legal
29 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
14 regions (28%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Legal
3 regions (21%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (7%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
10 regions (71%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (92%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
9 regions (39%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (22%)
Illegal
3 regions (13%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (26%)
North America
Legal
11 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
11 regions (20%)
Illegal
23 regions (43%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (17%)
Africa
Legal
8 regions (18%)
Somewhere in between
8 regions (18%)
Illegal
15 regions (34%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
13 regions (30%)
Asia
Blood donations by MSMs
91
Legal3
Somewhere in between56
IllegalLegal
91 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (2%)
Illegal
56 regions (28%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
47 regions (24%)
Legal
32 regions (64%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
11 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Legal
3 regions (21%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (64%)
Oceania
Legal
10 regions (83%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
14 regions (61%)
Illegal
3 regions (13%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (26%)
North America
Legal
18 regions (33%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (4%)
Illegal
17 regions (31%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
17 regions (31%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (32%)
Illegal
22 regions (50%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (18%)
Asia
Conversion therapy
25
Banned3
Partially banned159
Not bannedBanned
25 regions (13%)
Partially banned
3 regions (2%)
Not banned
159 regions (81%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
10 regions (5%)
Banned
11 regions (22%)
Not banned
38 regions (76%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Banned
1 regions (7%)
Partially banned
3 regions (21%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (7%)
Oceania
Banned
8 regions (67%)
Not banned
4 regions (33%)
South America
Banned
2 regions (9%)
Not banned
20 regions (87%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
North America
Not banned
53 regions (98%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Banned
3 regions (7%)
Not banned
35 regions (80%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (14%)
Asia
Equal age of consent
128
Equal7
UnequalEqual
128 regions (65%)
Unequal
7 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
62 regions (31%)
Equal
48 regions (96%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Equal
9 regions (64%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
5 regions (36%)
Oceania
Equal
11 regions (92%)
Unequal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Equal
20 regions (87%)
Unequal
1 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
North America
Equal
19 regions (35%)
Unequal
5 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
30 regions (56%)
Africa
Equal
21 regions (48%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
23 regions (52%)
Asia
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LGBT Rights in Asia
46 Regions
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- 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
- Timor-Leste
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
LGBT Rights in Europe
56 Regions
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 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
- Eswatini
- 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
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
LGBT Rights in Oceania
24 Regions
LGBT Rights in South America
14 Regions
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