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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

No censorship

Censorship of LGBT Issues is no censorship in 145 regions.

  1. Asia (19)
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Bhutan
  4. Cambodia
  5. India
  6. Israel
  7. Japan
  8. Kazakhstan
  9. Laos
  10. Maldives
  11. Mongolia
  12. Myanmar
  13. Nepal
  14. Pakistan
  15. Philippines
  16. Sri Lanka
  17. Taiwan
  18. Thailand
  19. Timor-Leste
  20. Vietnam
  21. Europe (43)
  22. Albania
  23. Andorra
  24. Armenia
  25. Austria
  26. Azerbaijan
  27. Belgium
  28. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  29. Croatia
  30. Cyprus
  31. Czech Republic
  32. Denmark
  33. Estonia
  34. Finland
  35. France
  36. Georgia
  37. Germany
  38. Greece
  39. Iceland
  40. Ireland
  41. Italy
  42. Kosovo
  43. Latvia
  44. Liechtenstein
  45. Luxembourg
  46. Malta
  47. Moldova
  48. Monaco
  49. Montenegro
  50. Netherlands
  51. North Macedonia
  52. Norway
  53. Poland
  54. Portugal
  55. Romania
  56. San Marino
  57. Serbia
  58. Slovakia
  59. Slovenia
  60. Spain
  61. Sweden
  62. Switzerland
  63. Ukraine
  64. United Kingdom 2003
  65. North America (22)
  66. Antigua and Barbuda
  67. Bahamas
  68. Barbados
  69. Belize
  70. Canada
  71. Costa Rica
  72. Cuba
  73. Dominica
  74. Dominican Republic
  75. El Salvador
  76. Grenada
  77. Guatemala
  78. Haiti
  79. Honduras
  80. Jamaica
  81. Mexico
  82. Nicaragua
  83. Panama
  84. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  85. Saint Lucia
  86. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  87. Trinidad and Tobago
  88. Africa (35)
  89. Angola
  90. Benin
  91. Botswana
  92. Burkina Faso
  93. Burundi
  94. Cape Verde
  95. Chad
  96. Comoros
  97. Equatorial Guinea
  98. Eswatini
  99. Gabon
  100. Gambia
  101. Ghana
  102. Guinea
  103. Guinea-Bissau
  104. Lesotho
  105. Liberia
  106. Madagascar
  107. Malawi
  108. Mali
  109. Mauritius
  110. Mozambique
  111. Namibia
  112. Niger
  113. Republic of the Congo
  114. Rwanda
  115. Sao Tome and Principe
  116. Senegal
  117. Seychelles
  118. Sierra Leone
  119. South Africa
  120. South Sudan
  121. Togo
  122. Zambia
  123. Zimbabwe
  124. Oceania (14)
  125. Australia
  126. Federated States of Micronesia
  127. Fiji
  128. Kiribati
  129. Marshall Islands
  130. Nauru
  131. New Zealand
  132. Palau
  133. Papua New Guinea
  134. Samoa
  135. Solomon Islands
  136. Tonga
  137. Tuvalu
  138. Vanuatu
  139. South America (11)
  140. Argentina
  141. Bolivia
  142. Brazil
  143. Chile
  144. Colombia
  145. Ecuador
  146. Guyana
  147. Peru
  148. Suriname
  149. Uruguay
  150. Venezuela
  151. Antarctica (1)
  152. Antarctica

State-enforced

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

  1. Asia (10)
  2. China
  3. Indonesia
  4. Kuwait 2022
  5. Malaysia
  6. Oman
  7. Qatar
  8. Singapore 2022
  9. South Korea
  10. Tajikistan
  11. Turkmenistan 2022
  12. Europe (3)
  13. Belarus
  14. Bulgaria 1990
  15. Turkey
  16. Africa (8)
  17. Cameroon 2016
  18. Djibouti
  19. Eritrea
  20. Ethiopia
  21. Kenya
  22. Morocco 2005
  23. Sudan
  24. Tanzania
  25. South America (1)
  26. 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.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. Iraq
  3. Jordan
  4. Saudi Arabia
  5. United Arab Emirates
  6. Uzbekistan
  7. Yemen
  8. Africa (9)
  9. Algeria
  10. Central African Republic
  11. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  12. Egypt
  13. Libya
  14. Mauritania
  15. Nigeria
  16. Tunisia
  17. Uganda 2023

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

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

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Bahrain
  3. Lebanon
  4. Palestine
  5. Syria
  6. Europe (1)
  7. Lithuania
  8. North America (1)
  9. United States
  10. Africa (2)
  11. Côte d’Ivoire
  12. Somalia

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