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
- Feb 29 2024Became Imprisonment as punishment in Ghana
- Feb 28 2024Became State-enforced in El Salvador
- Feb 13 2024Became State-enforced in Kazakhstan
- Nov 30 2023Became Other punishment in Russia
- Aug 16 2023Became State-enforced in North Carolina
- Aug 14 2023Became Fine as punishment in Kyrgyzstan
- Jul 1 2023Became State-enforced in Iowa
- May 29 2023Became Imprisonment as punishment in Uganda
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 61 years.
2024
- GhanaImprisonment as punishmentFebruary 29
- El SalvadorState-enforcedFebruary 28
- KazakhstanState-enforcedFebruary 13
2023
- RussiaOther punishmentNovember 30
- North Carolina, United StatesState-enforcedAugust 16
- KyrgyzstanFine as punishmentAugust 14
- Iowa, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- UgandaImprisonment as punishmentMay 29
- Tennessee, United StatesState-enforcedApril 1
- Arkansas, United StatesState-enforcedMarch 14
2022
- SingaporeState-enforcedNovember 29
- Alabama, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- Florida, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- Louisiana, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- Oklahoma, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- Mississippi, United StatesState-enforcedJuly 1
- TurkmenistanState-enforcedApril 14
- KuwaitState-enforcedFebruary 16
Censorship of LGBT Issues by Country
No censorship
Censorship of LGBT Issues is no censorship in 141 regions.
- Asia (16)
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- India
- Israel
- Japan
- Laos
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
- Europe (44)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria 1990
- 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 2020
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom 2003
- North America (21)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa (34)
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Comoros
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Gambia
- 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 28 regions.
- Asia (16)
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- China
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan 2024
- Kuwait 2022
- Malaysia
- North Korea 1948
- Oman
- Qatar
- Singapore 2022
- South Korea
- Syria 1949
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan 2022
- Uzbekistan
- North America (1)
- El Salvador 2024
- 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.
- North America (1)
- United States
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