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- LGBT housing discrimination in ChihuahuaSexual orientation and gender identity2007
- LGBT employment discrimination in ChihuahuaSexual orientation and gender identity2007
- LGBT discrimination in ChihuahuaIllegal2007
- Same-sex marriage in Solomon IslandsUnrecognized1978
- Homosexual activity in Solomon IslandsMale illegal, female legal1978
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mississippi, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in Oklahoma, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in Alabama, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in Florida, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Vermont, United StatesRecognizedJun 26, 2022
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Quebec, CanadaRecognizedJun 17, 2022
- Same-sex adoption in CroatiaLegalMay 26, 2022
- Conversion therapy in GreeceBannedMay 11, 2022
- Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRecognizedApr 5, 2022
- Blood donations by MSMs in FranceLegalMar 16, 2022
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Recent LGBTQ+ Laws Changed
LGBTQ+ Rights by Country
Including dependent territories. Select an issue to view a further breakdown.
Homosexual activity
159
Legal69
IllegalLegal
159 regions (69%)
Illegal
69 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (1%)
Legal
52 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
25 regions (42%)
Illegal
33 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
24 regions (52%)
Illegal
20 regions (43%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Asia
Same-sex marriage
52
Legal108
Somewhere in between70
IllegalLegal
52 regions (23%)
Somewhere in between
108 regions (47%)
Illegal
70 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (0%)
Legal
19 regions (37%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (48%)
Illegal
8 regions (15%)
Europe
Legal
9 regions (38%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (42%)
Illegal
5 regions (21%)
Oceania
Legal
8 regions (57%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (36%)
Illegal
1 regions (7%)
South America
Legal
10 regions (28%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (58%)
Illegal
6 regions (17%)
North America
Legal
5 regions (8%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (42%)
Illegal
28 regions (47%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
22 regions (48%)
Illegal
22 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Asia
Censorship of LGBT Issues
200
No censorship19
Censorship existsNo censorship
200 regions (87%)
Censorship exists
19 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
12 regions (5%)
No censorship
46 regions (88%)
Censorship exists
4 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
No censorship
24 regions (100%)
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
51 regions (86%)
Censorship exists
5 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (5%)
Africa
No censorship
31 regions (67%)
Censorship exists
10 regions (22%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia
Right to change legal gender
74
Legal38
Somewhere in between36
IllegalLegal
74 regions (32%)
Somewhere in between
38 regions (16%)
Illegal
36 regions (16%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
83 regions (36%)
Legal
27 regions (52%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (25%)
Illegal
3 regions (6%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (17%)
Europe
Legal
10 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
Illegal
2 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (46%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (14%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (21%)
South America
Legal
11 regions (31%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (6%)
Illegal
3 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (56%)
North America
Legal
12 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (5%)
Illegal
15 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
29 regions (49%)
Africa
Legal
7 regions (15%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (37%)
Illegal
11 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (24%)
Asia
Legal recognition of non-binary gender
14
Recognized3
Some recognition21
Not recognizedRecognized
14 regions (6%)
Some recognition
3 regions (1%)
Not recognized
21 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
193 regions (84%)
Recognized
2 regions (4%)
Some recognition
2 regions (4%)
Not recognized
14 regions (27%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
34 regions (65%)
Europe
Recognized
2 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
22 regions (92%)
Oceania
Recognized
3 regions (21%)
Some recognition
1 regions (7%)
Not recognized
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (64%)
South America
Recognized
2 regions (6%)
Not recognized
1 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
33 regions (92%)
North America
Recognized
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
2 regions (3%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
56 regions (95%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
3 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
39 regions (85%)
Asia
LGBT discrimination
80
Protected53
Some protections99
No protectionsProtected
80 regions (35%)
Some protections
53 regions (23%)
No protections
99 regions (43%)
Protected
34 regions (65%)
Some protections
12 regions (23%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
10 regions (42%)
Some protections
8 regions (33%)
No protections
6 regions (25%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (57%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
South America
Protected
15 regions (42%)
Some protections
7 regions (19%)
No protections
13 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Protected
9 regions (15%)
Some protections
14 regions (24%)
No protections
39 regions (66%)
Africa
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
10 regions (22%)
No protections
32 regions (70%)
Asia
LGBT employment discrimination
89
Protected28
Some protections86
No protectionsProtected
89 regions (39%)
Some protections
28 regions (12%)
No protections
86 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
28 regions (12%)
Protected
32 regions (62%)
Some protections
12 regions (23%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
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
19 regions (53%)
Some protections
2 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (8%)
North America
Protected
6 regions (10%)
Some protections
7 regions (12%)
No protections
32 regions (54%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
14 regions (24%)
Africa
Protected
8 regions (17%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
30 regions (65%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia
LGBT housing discrimination
95
Protected5
Some protections107
No protectionsProtected
95 regions (41%)
Some protections
5 regions (2%)
No protections
107 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
24 regions (10%)
Protected
40 regions (77%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
7 regions (13%)
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
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
41 regions (69%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (15%)
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
49
Legal132
Somewhere in between33
IllegalLegal
49 regions (21%)
Somewhere in between
132 regions (57%)
Illegal
33 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (7%)
Legal
20 regions (38%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (40%)
Illegal
8 regions (15%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Europe
Legal
8 regions (33%)
Somewhere in between
15 regions (63%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
Legal
7 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (69%)
Illegal
2 regions (6%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
North America
Legal
6 regions (10%)
Somewhere in between
42 regions (71%)
Illegal
10 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
24 regions (52%)
Illegal
13 regions (28%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (17%)
Asia
Serving openly in military
152
Legal10
Somewhere in between26
IllegalLegal
152 regions (66%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (4%)
Illegal
26 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
43 regions (19%)
Legal
42 regions (81%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (15%)
Europe
Legal
15 regions (63%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (33%)
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
35 regions (59%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
16 regions (27%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (12%)
Africa
Legal
21 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (11%)
Illegal
8 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
12 regions (26%)
Asia
Blood donations by MSMs
146
Legal60
IllegalLegal
146 regions (63%)
Illegal
60 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
25 regions (11%)
Legal
24 regions (46%)
Illegal
24 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (8%)
Europe
Legal
16 regions (67%)
Illegal
7 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Oceania
Legal
12 regions (86%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
Legal
30 regions (83%)
Illegal
5 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
North America
Legal
45 regions (76%)
Illegal
5 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (15%)
Africa
Legal
19 regions (41%)
Illegal
19 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (17%)
Asia
Conversion therapy
25
Banned96
Not bannedBanned
25 regions (11%)
Not banned
96 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
110 regions (48%)
Banned
7 regions (13%)
Not banned
29 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (31%)
Europe
Banned
6 regions (25%)
Not banned
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (71%)
Oceania
Banned
6 regions (43%)
Not banned
8 regions (57%)
South America
Banned
1 regions (3%)
Not banned
13 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
22 regions (61%)
North America
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
16 regions (27%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
42 regions (71%)
Africa
Banned
4 regions (9%)
Not banned
29 regions (63%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (28%)
Asia
Equal age of consent
171
Equal39
UnequalEqual
171 regions (74%)
Unequal
39 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (9%)
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
3 regions (21%)
South America
Equal
25 regions (69%)
Unequal
9 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
North America
Equal
34 regions (58%)
Unequal
14 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (19%)
Africa
Equal
29 regions (63%)
Unequal
10 regions (22%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (15%)
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
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- Lebanon
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- Malaysia
- Maldives
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- 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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