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    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

    161
    Legal
    62
    Illegal
    Legal
    161 regions (70%)
    Illegal
    62 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
    17 regions (71%)
    Illegal
    7 regions (29%)
    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
    Legal
    100
    Somewhere in between
    75
    Illegal
    Legal
    55 regions (24%)
    Somewhere in between
    100 regions (43%)
    Illegal
    75 regions (32%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (0%)
    Legal
    21 regions (40%)
    Somewhere in between
    24 regions (46%)
    Illegal
    8 regions (15%)
    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
    20 regions (43%)
    Illegal
    23 regions (50%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    Asia

    Censorship of LGBT Issues

    189
    No censorship
    36
    Censorship exists
    No censorship
    189 regions (82%)
    Censorship exists
    36 regions (16%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    6 regions (3%)
    No censorship
    45 regions (87%)
    Censorship exists
    7 regions (13%)
    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
    44 regions (75%)
    Censorship exists
    13 regions (22%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (3%)
    Africa
    No censorship
    28 regions (61%)
    Censorship exists
    15 regions (33%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (7%)
    Asia

    Right to change legal gender

    70
    Legal
    34
    Somewhere in between
    75
    Illegal
    Legal
    70 regions (30%)
    Somewhere in between
    34 regions (15%)
    Illegal
    75 regions (32%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    52 regions (23%)
    Legal
    28 regions (54%)
    Somewhere in between
    11 regions (21%)
    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
    26 regions (44%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    23 regions (39%)
    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
    Recognized
    4
    Some recognition
    109
    Not recognized
    Recognized
    15 regions (6%)
    Some recognition
    4 regions (2%)
    Not recognized
    109 regions (47%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    103 regions (45%)
    Recognized
    3 regions (6%)
    Some recognition
    3 regions (6%)
    Not recognized
    43 regions (83%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (6%)
    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
    2 regions (6%)
    Not recognized
    22 regions (61%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    12 regions (33%)
    North America
    Not recognized
    9 regions (15%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    50 regions (85%)
    Africa
    Recognized
    4 regions (9%)
    Not recognized
    24 regions (52%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    18 regions (39%)
    Asia

    LGBT discrimination

    90
    Protected
    52
    Some protections
    88
    No protections
    Protected
    90 regions (39%)
    Some protections
    52 regions (23%)
    No protections
    88 regions (38%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (0%)
    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
    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
    14 regions (24%)
    No protections
    37 regions (63%)
    Africa
    Protected
    6 regions (13%)
    Some protections
    9 regions (20%)
    No protections
    31 regions (67%)
    Asia

    LGBT employment discrimination

    100
    Protected
    24
    Some protections
    92
    No protections
    Protected
    100 regions (43%)
    Some protections
    24 regions (10%)
    No protections
    92 regions (40%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    15 regions (6%)
    Protected
    41 regions (79%)
    Some protections
    5 regions (10%)
    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
    8 regions (22%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (8%)
    North America
    Protected
    7 regions (12%)
    Some protections
    8 regions (14%)
    No protections
    39 regions (66%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (8%)
    Africa
    Protected
    8 regions (17%)
    Some protections
    2 regions (4%)
    No protections
    31 regions (67%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    LGBT housing discrimination

    98
    Protected
    5
    Some protections
    108
    No protections
    Protected
    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
    6 regions (12%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (6%)
    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
    32 regions (70%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    Same-sex adoption

    52
    Legal
    130
    Somewhere in between
    42
    Illegal
    Legal
    52 regions (23%)
    Somewhere in between
    130 regions (56%)
    Illegal
    42 regions (18%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    7 regions (3%)
    Legal
    21 regions (40%)
    Somewhere in between
    24 regions (46%)
    Illegal
    7 regions (13%)
    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
    10 regions (28%)
    Somewhere in between
    24 regions (67%)
    Illegal
    2 regions (6%)
    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
    2 regions (4%)
    Somewhere in between
    20 regions (43%)
    Illegal
    19 regions (41%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    Serving openly in military

    121
    Legal
    23
    Somewhere in between
    43
    Illegal
    Legal
    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

    144
    Legal
    66
    Illegal
    Legal
    144 regions (62%)
    Illegal
    66 regions (29%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    21 regions (9%)
    Legal
    31 regions (60%)
    Illegal
    19 regions (37%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    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
    31 regions (86%)
    Illegal
    4 regions (11%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (3%)
    North America
    Legal
    39 regions (66%)
    Illegal
    11 regions (19%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    9 regions (15%)
    Africa
    Legal
    14 regions (30%)
    Illegal
    24 regions (52%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    8 regions (17%)
    Asia

    Conversion therapy

    31
    Banned
    137
    Not banned
    Banned
    31 regions (13%)
    Not banned
    137 regions (59%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    63 regions (27%)
    Banned
    8 regions (15%)
    Not banned
    36 regions (69%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    8 regions (15%)
    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
    37 regions (63%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    20 regions (34%)
    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
    Equal
    19
    Unequal
    Equal
    162 regions (70%)
    Unequal
    19 regions (8%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    50 regions (22%)
    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
    7 regions (12%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    26 regions (44%)
    Africa
    Equal
    26 regions (57%)
    Unequal
    2 regions (4%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    18 regions (39%)
    Asia
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