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
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
No censorship
Censorship of LGBT Issues is no censorship in 145 regions.
- Asia (19)
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- India
- Israel
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
- Europe (43)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom 2003
- North America (22)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa (35)
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Comoros
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Oceania (14)
- Australia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
State-enforced
Censorship of LGBT Issues is state-enforced in 22 regions.
- Asia (10)
- China
- Indonesia
- Kuwait 2022
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Qatar
- Singapore 2022
- South Korea
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan 2022
- South America (1)
- Paraguay 2017
Fine as punishment
Censorship of LGBT Issues is fine as punishment in 3 regions.
- Asia (1)
- Kyrgyzstan 2023
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.
- Europe (1)
- Lithuania
- North America (1)
- United States
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