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- Serving openly in military in LebanonDon't Ask, Don't Tell2019
- Same-sex marriage in Falkland IslandsLegal2017
- LGBT discrimination in MichiganIllegal in some contexts1992
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in UgandaImprisonment as punishmentMar 22, 2023
- Homosexual activity in UgandaIllegal (other penalty)Mar 22, 2023
- Serving openly in military in VenezuelaLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedMar 16, 2023
- Right to change legal gender in BulgariaIllegalFeb 21, 2023
- Right to change legal gender in AndorraLegal, surgery not requiredFeb 17, 2023
- Same-sex marriage in AndorraLegalFeb 17, 2023
- Right to change legal gender in Hong KongLegal, surgery not requiredFeb 6, 2023
- LGBT discrimination in NetherlandsIllegalFeb 1, 2023
- Same-sex marriage in SurinameUnrecognizedFeb 1, 2023
- Right to change legal gender in HungaryIllegalJan 31, 2023
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
160
Legal63
IllegalLegal
160 regions (69%)
Illegal
63 regions (27%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (3%)
Legal
51 regions (98%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
16 regions (67%)
Illegal
8 regions (33%)
Oceania
Legal
13 regions (93%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
31 regions (86%)
Illegal
5 regions (14%)
North America
Legal
26 regions (44%)
Illegal
32 regions (54%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
23 regions (50%)
Illegal
17 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)
Asia
Same-sex marriage
55
Legal102
Somewhere in between72
IllegalLegal
55 regions (24%)
Somewhere in between
102 regions (44%)
Illegal
72 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (1%)
Legal
21 regions (40%)
Somewhere in between
24 regions (46%)
Illegal
7 regions (13%)
Europe
Legal
9 regions (38%)
Somewhere in between
9 regions (38%)
Illegal
6 regions (25%)
Oceania
Legal
8 regions (57%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (36%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
11 regions (31%)
Somewhere in between
20 regions (56%)
Illegal
5 regions (14%)
North America
Legal
5 regions (8%)
Somewhere in between
22 regions (37%)
Illegal
32 regions (54%)
Africa
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
22 regions (48%)
Illegal
21 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Asia
Censorship of LGBT Issues
193
No censorship33
Censorship existsNo censorship
193 regions (84%)
Censorship exists
33 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (2%)
No censorship
46 regions (88%)
Censorship exists
6 regions (12%)
Europe
No censorship
24 regions (100%)
Oceania
No censorship
13 regions (93%)
Censorship exists
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
46 regions (78%)
Censorship exists
11 regions (19%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (3%)
Africa
No censorship
29 regions (63%)
Censorship exists
15 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Asia
Right to change legal gender
71
Legal33
Somewhere in between71
IllegalLegal
71 regions (31%)
Somewhere in between
33 regions (14%)
Illegal
71 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
56 regions (24%)
Legal
29 regions (56%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (19%)
Illegal
8 regions (15%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (10%)
Europe
Legal
9 regions (38%)
Illegal
12 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (13%)
Oceania
Legal
9 regions (64%)
Illegal
4 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
11 regions (31%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (3%)
Illegal
14 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (28%)
North America
Legal
6 regions (10%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (7%)
Illegal
22 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (46%)
Africa
Legal
7 regions (15%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (39%)
Illegal
11 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (22%)
Asia
Legal recognition of non-binary gender
15
Recognized5
Some recognition103
Not recognizedRecognized
15 regions (6%)
Some recognition
5 regions (2%)
Not recognized
103 regions (45%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
108 regions (47%)
Recognized
3 regions (6%)
Some recognition
3 regions (6%)
Not recognized
42 regions (81%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (8%)
Europe
Recognized
2 regions (8%)
Not recognized
2 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (83%)
Oceania
Recognized
4 regions (29%)
Some recognition
1 regions (7%)
Not recognized
9 regions (64%)
South America
Recognized
1 regions (3%)
Not recognized
22 regions (61%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (36%)
North America
Recognized
1 regions (2%)
Some recognition
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
7 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
50 regions (85%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
21 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (46%)
Asia
LGBT discrimination
89
Protected58
Some protections84
No protectionsProtected
89 regions (39%)
Some protections
58 regions (25%)
No protections
84 regions (36%)
Protected
39 regions (75%)
Some protections
9 regions (17%)
No protections
4 regions (8%)
Europe
Protected
10 regions (42%)
Some protections
9 regions (38%)
No protections
5 regions (21%)
Oceania
Protected
9 regions (64%)
Some protections
4 regions (29%)
No protections
1 regions (7%)
South America
Protected
16 regions (44%)
Some protections
10 regions (28%)
No protections
9 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Protected
9 regions (15%)
Some protections
15 regions (25%)
No protections
36 regions (61%)
Africa
Protected
6 regions (13%)
Some protections
11 regions (24%)
No protections
29 regions (63%)
Asia
LGBT employment discrimination
100
Protected25
Some protections91
No protectionsProtected
100 regions (43%)
Some protections
25 regions (11%)
No protections
91 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
15 regions (6%)
Protected
40 regions (77%)
Some protections
6 regions (12%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
15 regions (63%)
Some protections
2 regions (8%)
No protections
7 regions (29%)
Oceania
Protected
9 regions (64%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Protected
20 regions (56%)
Some protections
5 regions (14%)
No protections
9 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
North America
Protected
7 regions (12%)
Some protections
8 regions (14%)
No protections
38 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (10%)
Africa
Protected
9 regions (20%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
30 regions (65%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia
LGBT housing discrimination
98
Protected5
Some protections108
No protectionsProtected
98 regions (42%)
Some protections
5 regions (2%)
No protections
108 regions (47%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (9%)
Protected
41 regions (79%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
7 regions (13%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Protected
11 regions (46%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
10 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (8%)
Oceania
Protected
11 regions (79%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Protected
18 regions (50%)
Some protections
1 regions (3%)
No protections
16 regions (44%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Protected
8 regions (14%)
Some protections
1 regions (2%)
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
52
Legal129
Somewhere in between40
IllegalLegal
52 regions (23%)
Somewhere in between
129 regions (56%)
Illegal
40 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (4%)
Legal
21 regions (40%)
Somewhere in between
24 regions (46%)
Illegal
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
7 regions (29%)
Somewhere in between
15 regions (63%)
Illegal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (43%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
9 regions (25%)
Somewhere in between
24 regions (67%)
Illegal
2 regions (6%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Legal
5 regions (8%)
Somewhere in between
41 regions (69%)
Illegal
12 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
19 regions (41%)
Illegal
18 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)
Asia
Serving openly in military
121
Legal23
Somewhere in between43
IllegalLegal
121 regions (52%)
Somewhere in between
23 regions (10%)
Illegal
43 regions (19%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
44 regions (19%)
Legal
33 regions (63%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (25%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (10%)
Europe
Legal
12 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
12 regions (50%)
Oceania
Legal
13 regions (93%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
26 regions (72%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (3%)
Illegal
1 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
23 regions (39%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (3%)
Illegal
26 regions (44%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (14%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (30%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (13%)
Illegal
15 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (24%)
Asia
Blood donations by MSMs
145
Legal65
IllegalLegal
145 regions (63%)
Illegal
65 regions (28%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (9%)
Legal
32 regions (62%)
Illegal
19 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
16 regions (67%)
Illegal
7 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
13 regions (93%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
30 regions (83%)
Illegal
5 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Legal
40 regions (68%)
Illegal
9 regions (15%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (17%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (30%)
Illegal
24 regions (52%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (17%)
Asia
Conversion therapy
31
Banned135
Not bannedBanned
31 regions (13%)
Not banned
135 regions (58%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
65 regions (28%)
Banned
8 regions (15%)
Not banned
35 regions (67%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (17%)
Europe
Banned
6 regions (25%)
Not banned
9 regions (38%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (38%)
Oceania
Banned
7 regions (50%)
Not banned
7 regions (50%)
South America
Banned
4 regions (11%)
Not banned
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (56%)
North America
Banned
2 regions (3%)
Not banned
36 regions (61%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (36%)
Africa
Banned
4 regions (9%)
Not banned
36 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)
Asia
Equal age of consent
162
Equal17
UnequalEqual
162 regions (70%)
Unequal
17 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
52 regions (23%)
Equal
52 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
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
Equal
27 regions (75%)
Unequal
5 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (11%)
North America
Equal
26 regions (44%)
Unequal
6 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (46%)
Africa
Equal
26 regions (57%)
Unequal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
19 regions (41%)
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
52 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
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- 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
- 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
LGBT Rights in Antarctica
1 Region
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