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- Conversion therapy in ColimaBanned2021
- Conversion therapy in LouisianaNot banned2016
- Conversion therapy in ArkansasNot banned2016
- Same-sex adoption in ScotlandLegal2009
- LGBT housing discrimination in CaliforniaSexual orientation and gender identity2006
- Same-sex marriage in Hong KongCivil unionsSep 5, 2023
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in KyrgyzstanFine as punishmentAug 14, 2023
- Conversion therapy in Sinaloa, MexicoBannedJul 27, 2023
- Same-sex adoption in RussiaSingle onlyJul 24, 2023
- Conversion therapy in BelgiumBannedJul 22, 2023
- Right to change legal gender in RussiaIllegalJul 19, 2023
- Censorship of LGBT Issues in Iowa, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2023
- Blood donations by MSMs in BelgiumBanned (3-month deferral)Jul 1, 2023
- Conversion therapy in Querétaro, MexicoBannedJun 29, 2023
- Same-sex marriage in NepalLegalJun 28, 2023
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Recent LGBTQ+ Laws Changed
LGBTQ+ Rights by Country
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Homosexual activity
136
Legal62
IllegalLegal
136 regions (69%)
Illegal
62 regions (31%)
Legal
51 regions (102%)
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
22 regions (41%)
Illegal
33 regions (61%)
Africa
Legal
26 regions (59%)
Illegal
17 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Asia
Same-sex marriage
35
Legal92
Somewhere in between71
IllegalLegal
35 regions (18%)
Somewhere in between
92 regions (47%)
Illegal
71 regions (36%)
Legal
19 regions (38%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (50%)
Illegal
6 regions (12%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
7 regions (50%)
Illegal
5 regions (36%)
Oceania
Legal
6 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (42%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
5 regions (22%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (57%)
Illegal
5 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (39%)
Illegal
33 regions (61%)
Africa
Legal
2 regions (5%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (48%)
Illegal
21 regions (48%)
Asia
Censorship of LGBT Issues
144
No censorship46
Censorship existsNo censorship
144 regions (73%)
Censorship exists
46 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (4%)
No censorship
43 regions (86%)
Censorship exists
7 regions (14%)
Europe
No censorship
14 regions (100%)
Oceania
No censorship
11 regions (92%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (8%)
South America
No censorship
22 regions (96%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
No censorship
35 regions (65%)
Censorship exists
17 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Africa
No censorship
19 regions (43%)
Censorship exists
21 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia
Right to change legal gender
58
Legal40
Somewhere in between59
IllegalLegal
58 regions (29%)
Somewhere in between
40 regions (20%)
Illegal
59 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
40 regions (20%)
Legal
29 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
12 regions (24%)
Illegal
7 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Legal
5 regions (36%)
Illegal
5 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (29%)
Oceania
Legal
8 regions (67%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (8%)
Illegal
3 regions (25%)
South America
Legal
6 regions (26%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
Illegal
14 regions (61%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (9%)
North America
Legal
4 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (9%)
Illegal
20 regions (37%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
25 regions (46%)
Africa
Legal
6 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (48%)
Illegal
10 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (16%)
Asia
Legal recognition of non-binary gender
18
Recognized3
Some recognition117
Not recognizedRecognized
18 regions (9%)
Some recognition
3 regions (2%)
Not recognized
117 regions (59%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
59 regions (30%)
Recognized
7 regions (14%)
Some recognition
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
42 regions (84%)
Europe
Recognized
1 regions (7%)
Not recognized
3 regions (21%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (71%)
Oceania
Recognized
3 regions (25%)
Some recognition
1 regions (8%)
Not recognized
8 regions (67%)
South America
Recognized
2 regions (9%)
Not recognized
17 regions (74%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
North America
Recognized
1 regions (2%)
Some recognition
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
16 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
36 regions (67%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
31 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (20%)
Asia
LGBT discrimination
60
Protected56
Some protections80
No protectionsProtected
60 regions (30%)
Some protections
56 regions (28%)
No protections
80 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (1%)
Protected
34 regions (68%)
Some protections
9 regions (18%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
2 regions (14%)
Some protections
8 regions (57%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
3 regions (25%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
12 regions (52%)
No protections
5 regions (22%)
North America
Protected
4 regions (7%)
Some protections
16 regions (30%)
No protections
35 regions (65%)
Africa
Protected
6 regions (14%)
Some protections
8 regions (18%)
No protections
29 regions (66%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Asia
LGBT employment discrimination
62
Protected34
Some protections89
No protectionsProtected
62 regions (31%)
Some protections
34 regions (17%)
No protections
89 regions (45%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
12 regions (6%)
Protected
35 regions (70%)
Some protections
7 regions (14%)
No protections
7 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
6 regions (43%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
6 regions (43%)
Oceania
Protected
5 regions (42%)
Some protections
5 regions (42%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
South America
Protected
8 regions (35%)
Some protections
7 regions (30%)
No protections
6 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (9%)
North America
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
9 regions (17%)
No protections
38 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (9%)
Africa
Protected
6 regions (14%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia
LGBT housing discrimination
61
Protected10
Some protections113
No protectionsProtected
61 regions (31%)
Some protections
10 regions (5%)
No protections
113 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (7%)
Protected
34 regions (68%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Europe
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
8 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
North America
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
42 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (13%)
Africa
Protected
7 regions (16%)
Some protections
1 regions (2%)
No protections
33 regions (75%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia
Same-sex adoption
36
Legal108
Somewhere in between47
IllegalLegal
36 regions (18%)
Somewhere in between
108 regions (55%)
Illegal
47 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (3%)
Legal
21 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
19 regions (38%)
Illegal
9 regions (18%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (71%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Legal
5 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (50%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
4 regions (17%)
Somewhere in between
16 regions (70%)
Illegal
2 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
38 regions (70%)
Illegal
14 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
19 regions (43%)
Illegal
19 regions (43%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia
Serving openly in military
53
Legal65
Somewhere in between48
IllegalLegal
53 regions (27%)
Somewhere in between
65 regions (33%)
Illegal
48 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
31 regions (16%)
Legal
21 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
25 regions (50%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Europe
Legal
4 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (71%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (50%)
South America
Legal
10 regions (43%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (13%)
Illegal
2 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (35%)
North America
Somewhere in between
21 regions (39%)
Illegal
27 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (11%)
Africa
Legal
11 regions (25%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (23%)
Illegal
18 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia
Blood donations by MSMs
119
Legal3
Somewhere in between59
IllegalLegal
119 regions (60%)
Somewhere in between
3 regions (2%)
Illegal
59 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (8%)
Legal
29 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
18 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Legal
11 regions (79%)
Illegal
3 regions (21%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (92%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
18 regions (78%)
Illegal
4 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
36 regions (67%)
Illegal
11 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (13%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (32%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
23 regions (52%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (14%)
Asia
Conversion therapy
24
Banned137
Not bannedBanned
24 regions (12%)
Not banned
137 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
36 regions (18%)
Banned
10 regions (20%)
Not banned
36 regions (72%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (8%)
Europe
Banned
3 regions (21%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Banned
5 regions (42%)
Not banned
6 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Banned
1 regions (4%)
Not banned
12 regions (52%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (43%)
North America
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
37 regions (69%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (30%)
Africa
Banned
4 regions (9%)
Not banned
37 regions (84%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia
Equal age of consent
130
Equal19
UnequalEqual
130 regions (66%)
Unequal
19 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
48 regions (24%)
Equal
49 regions (98%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Equal
10 regions (71%)
Unequal
3 regions (21%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
Oceania
Equal
9 regions (75%)
Unequal
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Equal
18 regions (78%)
Unequal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
North America
Equal
21 regions (39%)
Unequal
6 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (50%)
Africa
Equal
23 regions (52%)
Unequal
7 regions (16%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
14 regions (32%)
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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