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
Progress over time
Number of countries with equality for censorship of lgbt issues over the past 60 years.
Recent changes
- UgandaImprisonment as punishmentMar 22, 2023
- SingaporeNo censorshipNov 29, 2022
- RussiaFine as punishmentNov 24, 2022
- Mississippi, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Oklahoma, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Louisiana, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Alabama, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- Florida, United StatesState-enforcedJul 1, 2022
- North Carolina, United StatesState-enforcedJun 2, 2022
- Texas, United StatesOther punishmentOct 28, 2021
Censorship of LGBT Issues by country
(and dependent territories)Imprisonment as punishment
Censorship of LGBT Issues is imprisonment as punishment in 12 regions.
Fine as punishment
Censorship of LGBT Issues is fine as punishment in 3 regions.
Other punishment
Censorship of LGBT Issues is other punishment in 4 regions.
No censorship
Censorship of LGBT Issues is no censorship in 193 regions.
- Asia (29)
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Israel
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Macau
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore 2022
- South Korea 2003
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Europe (46)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania 2001
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom 2003
- Vatican City
- North America (35)
- 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
- Africa (45)
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Oceania (24)
- Australia
- Christmas Island
- Cocos
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
- South America (13)
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
State-enforced
Censorship of LGBT Issues is state-enforced in 15 regions.
- South America (1)
- 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.
- North America (1)
- United States
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