Censorship of LGBT Issues

Several regions make it illegal to discuss, promote, or teach LGBTQ+ topics.

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  • No censorship
  • State-enforced
  • Fine as punishment
  • Other punishment
  • Imprisonment as punishment
  • Varies by region or ambiguous
  • Unknown or N/A

Recent Changes

  • Aug 14 2023Became Fine as punishment in Kyrgyzstan
  • Jul 1 2023Became State-enforced in Iowa
  • May 29 2023Became Imprisonment as punishment in Uganda
  • Apr 1 2023Became State-enforced in Tennessee
  • Nov 29 2022Became State-enforced in Singapore
  • Nov 24 2022Became Fine as punishment in Russia
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Mississippi
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Oklahoma

Censorship of LGBT Issues

Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.

Summary

145
No censorship
145 regions (73%)
No censorship
45
Censorship exists
45 regions (23%)
Censorship exists
8
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
86%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
43 regions (86%)
Censorship exists
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
100%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
14 regions (100%)
Censorship exists
regions (0%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
92%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
11 regions (92%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
96%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
22 regions (96%)
Censorship exists
regions (0%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Africa
65%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
35 regions (65%)
Censorship exists
17 regions (32%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Asia
43%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
19 regions (43%)
Censorship exists
21 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)

Progress Over Time

Number of countries with equality for censorship of lgbt issues over the past 60 years.
There are no recent changes about Censorship of LGBT Issues.

Censorship of LGBT Issues by Country

State-enforced

Censorship of LGBT Issues is state-enforced in 22 regions.

  1. Europe (3)
  2. Belarus
  3. Bulgaria 1990
  4. Turkey
  5. South America (1)
  6. Paraguay 2017

Fine as punishment

Censorship of LGBT Issues is fine as punishment in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (1)
  2. Kyrgyzstan 2023
  3. Europe (2)
  4. Hungary 2021
  5. Russia 2022

Other punishment

Censorship of LGBT Issues is other punishment in 5 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Afghanistan 2021
  3. Brunei
  4. Iran 2013
  5. North Korea 1948
  6. Europe (1)
  7. Vatican City

Imprisonment as punishment

Censorship of LGBT Issues is imprisonment as punishment in 15 regions.

No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous

Data on censorship of lgbt issues is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 8 regions.

  1. Europe (1)
  2. Lithuania
  3. North America (1)
  4. United States

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