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Censorship of LGBT Issues

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

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

Recent Changes

  • Mar 22 2023Became Imprisonment as punishment in Uganda
  • Nov 29 2022Became No censorship in Singapore
  • Nov 24 2022Became Fine as punishment in Russia
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Mississippi
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Oklahoma
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Louisiana
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Alabama
  • Jul 1 2022Became State-enforced in Florida

Censorship of LGBT Issues

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

Summary

193
No censorship
193 regions (83%)
No censorship
34
Censorship exists
34 regions (15%)
Censorship exists
5
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
89%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
46 regions (89%)
Censorship exists
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Oceania
100%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
24 regions (100%)
Censorship exists
regions (0%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
93%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
13 regions (93%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
97%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
35 regions (97%)
Censorship exists
regions (0%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
Africa
76%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
45 regions (76%)
Censorship exists
12 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (3%)
Asia
63%
LEGAL EQUALITY
No censorship
29 regions (63%)
Censorship exists
15 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)

Progress over time

Number of countries with equality for censorship of lgbt issues over the past 60 years.

Recent changes

Censorship of LGBT Issues by country

(and dependent territories)

Imprisonment as punishment

Censorship of LGBT Issues is imprisonment as punishment in 12 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Iraq
  3. Jordan
  4. Kuwait
  5. Saudi Arabia
  6. Yemen
  7. Africa (7)
  8. Algeria
  9. Egypt
  10. Libya
  11. Mauritania
  12. Nigeria
  13. Tunisia
  14. Uganda 2023

Fine as punishment

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

  1. Europe (3)
  2. Hungary 2021
  3. Lithuania 2009
  4. Russia 2022

Other punishment

Censorship of LGBT Issues is other punishment in 4 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Afghanistan 2021
  3. Brunei
  4. Iran 2013
  5. North Korea 1948

No censorship

Censorship of LGBT Issues is no censorship in 193 regions.

  1. Asia (29)
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Bhutan
  4. Cambodia
  5. Hong Kong
  6. India
  7. Israel
  8. Japan
  9. Kazakhstan
  10. Kyrgyzstan
  11. Laos
  12. Lebanon
  13. Macau
  14. Maldives
  15. Mongolia
  16. Myanmar
  17. Nepal
  18. Pakistan
  19. Philippines
  20. Singapore 2022
  21. South Korea 2003
  22. Sri Lanka
  23. Syria
  24. Taiwan
  25. Tajikistan
  26. Thailand
  27. Timor-Leste
  28. Turkmenistan
  29. Uzbekistan
  30. Vietnam
  31. Europe (46)
  32. Albania
  33. Andorra
  34. Armenia
  35. Austria
  36. Azerbaijan
  37. Belgium
  38. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  39. Bulgaria
  40. Croatia
  41. Cyprus
  42. Czech Republic
  43. Denmark
  44. Estonia
  45. Faroe Islands
  46. Finland
  47. France
  48. Georgia
  49. Germany
  50. Greece
  51. Iceland
  52. Ireland
  53. Isle of Man
  54. Italy
  55. Kosovo
  56. Latvia
  57. Liechtenstein
  58. Luxembourg
  59. Malta
  60. Moldova
  61. Monaco
  62. Montenegro
  63. Netherlands
  64. North Macedonia
  65. Norway
  66. Portugal
  67. Romania 2001
  68. San Marino
  69. Serbia
  70. Slovakia
  71. Slovenia
  72. Spain
  73. Sweden
  74. Switzerland
  75. Ukraine
  76. United Kingdom 2003
  77. Vatican City
  78. North America (35)
  79. Anguilla
  80. Antigua and Barbuda
  81. Aruba
  82. Bahamas
  83. Barbados
  84. Belize
  85. Bermuda
  86. British Virgin Islands
  87. Canada
  88. Cayman Islands
  89. Costa Rica
  90. Cuba
  91. Curaçao
  92. Dominica
  93. Dominican Republic
  94. El Salvador
  95. Greenland
  96. Grenada
  97. Guadeloupe
  98. Guatemala
  99. Haiti
  100. Honduras
  101. Jamaica
  102. Martinique
  103. Mexico
  104. Montserrat
  105. Nicaragua
  106. Panama
  107. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  108. Saint Lucia
  109. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  110. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  111. Sint Maarten
  112. Trinidad and Tobago
  113. Turks and Caicos Islands
  114. Africa (45)
  115. Angola
  116. Benin
  117. Botswana
  118. British Indian Ocean Territory
  119. Burkina Faso
  120. Burundi
  121. Cape Verde
  122. Central African Republic
  123. Chad
  124. Comoros
  125. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  126. Equatorial Guinea
  127. Eswatini
  128. Gabon
  129. Gambia
  130. Ghana
  131. Guinea
  132. Guinea-Bissau
  133. Kenya
  134. Lesotho
  135. Liberia
  136. Madagascar
  137. Malawi
  138. Mali
  139. Mauritius
  140. Mayotte
  141. Mozambique
  142. Namibia
  143. Niger
  144. Republic of the Congo
  145. Réunion
  146. Rwanda
  147. Saint Helena
  148. Sao Tome and Principe
  149. Senegal
  150. Seychelles
  151. Sierra Leone
  152. South Africa
  153. South Sudan
  154. Sudan
  155. Tanzania
  156. Togo
  157. Western Sahara
  158. Zambia
  159. Zimbabwe
  160. Oceania (24)
  161. Australia
  162. Christmas Island
  163. Cocos
  164. Cook Islands
  165. Federated States of Micronesia
  166. Fiji
  167. French Polynesia
  168. Kiribati
  169. Marshall Islands
  170. Nauru
  171. New Caledonia
  172. New Zealand
  173. Niue
  174. Norfolk Island
  175. Palau
  176. Papua New Guinea
  177. Pitcairn Islands
  178. Samoa
  179. Solomon Islands
  180. Tokelau
  181. Tonga
  182. Tuvalu
  183. Vanuatu
  184. Wallis and Futuna
  185. South America (13)
  186. Argentina
  187. Bolivia
  188. Brazil
  189. Chile
  190. Colombia
  191. Ecuador
  192. Falkland Islands
  193. French Guiana
  194. Guyana
  195. Peru
  196. Suriname
  197. Uruguay
  198. Venezuela
  199. Antarctica (1)
  200. Antarctica

State-enforced

Censorship of LGBT Issues is state-enforced in 15 regions.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. China
  3. Indonesia
  4. Malaysia
  5. Oman
  6. Qatar
  7. United Arab Emirates
  8. Europe (3)
  9. Belarus
  10. Poland
  11. Turkey
  12. Africa (5)
  13. Cameroon 2016
  14. Djibouti
  15. Eritrea
  16. Ethiopia
  17. Morocco 2005
  18. South America (1)
  19. Paraguay 2017

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

Data on censorship of lgbt issues is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 5 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Bahrain
  3. Palestine
  4. North America (1)
  5. United States
  6. Africa (2)
  7. Côte d’Ivoire
  8. Somalia

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