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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is banned in 22 countries.

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  • Banned
  • Not banned
  • Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous

Recent Changes

Conversion therapy

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

Summary

22
Banned
22 regions (9%)
Banned
91
Not banned
91 regions (39%)
Not banned
119
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
119 regions (51%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
10%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
5 regions (10%)
Not banned
29 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
18 regions (35%)
Oceania
25%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
6 regions (25%)
Not banned
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (71%)
South America
36%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
5 regions (36%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
2 regions (6%)
Not banned
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
22 regions (61%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
14 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
44 regions (75%)
Asia
7%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
3 regions (7%)
Not banned
26 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (37%)

Progress over time

Number of countries with equality for conversion therapy over the past 60 years.

Recent changes

Conversion therapy by country

(and dependent territories)

Banned

Conversion therapy is banned in 22 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2021
  3. Macau
  4. Taiwan 2018
  5. Europe (5)
  6. Albania 2020
  7. Germany 2020
  8. Isle of Man 2021
  9. Malta 2016
  10. Switzerland 2016
  11. North America (2)
  12. Canada 2019
  13. Saint Lucia
  14. Africa (1)
  15. Mauritius
  16. Oceania (6)
  17. Christmas Island
  18. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  19. Fiji 2015
  20. Norfolk Island
  21. Samoa
  22. Vanuatu
  23. South America (5)
  24. Argentina
  25. Brazil 1999
  26. Chile 2021
  27. Ecuador 2014
  28. Uruguay 2017

Not banned

Conversion therapy is not banned in 91 regions.

  1. Asia (26)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Indonesia
  9. Iran
  10. Japan
  11. Kazakhstan 2017
  12. Lebanon 2013
  13. Malaysia
  14. Nepal 2015
  15. Pakistan
  16. Philippines
  17. Saudi Arabia
  18. Singapore
  19. South Korea
  20. Sri Lanka
  21. Syria
  22. Tajikistan
  23. Thailand
  24. Timor-Leste
  25. United Arab Emirates
  26. Vietnam
  27. Yemen
  28. Europe (29)
  29. Azerbaijan
  30. Belarus
  31. Croatia 2017
  32. Cyprus
  33. Czech Republic 2017
  34. Estonia 2017
  35. Finland
  36. France
  37. Greece 2012
  38. Hungary
  39. Iceland
  40. Kosovo
  41. Latvia 2017
  42. Lithuania 2015
  43. Luxembourg 2017
  44. Moldova 2014
  45. Montenegro
  46. Netherlands
  47. North Macedonia 2014
  48. Poland 2015
  49. Portugal
  50. Romania
  51. Russia
  52. Serbia
  53. Slovakia 2018
  54. Slovenia 2017
  55. Ukraine
  56. United Kingdom 2017
  57. Vatican City
  58. North America (12)
  59. Bahamas
  60. Costa Rica
  61. Cuba 2013
  62. Dominican Republic 2014
  63. Guadeloupe
  64. Guatemala
  65. Haiti
  66. Honduras 2016
  67. Martinique
  68. Nicaragua
  69. Panama
  70. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  71. Africa (14)
  72. Algeria
  73. Angola
  74. Botswana 2016
  75. British Indian Ocean Territory
  76. Cape Verde
  77. Egypt
  78. Eritrea
  79. Gambia
  80. Ghana
  81. Namibia
  82. Seychelles
  83. Somalia
  84. Tunisia
  85. Zimbabwe
  86. Oceania (1)
  87. Solomon Islands
  88. South America (9)
  89. Bolivia
  90. Colombia 2015
  91. Falkland Islands
  92. French Guiana
  93. Guyana
  94. Paraguay
  95. Peru 2015
  96. Suriname
  97. Venezuela 2018

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

Data on conversion therapy is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 119 regions.

  1. Asia (17)
  2. Brunei
  3. Hong Kong
  4. Iraq
  5. Israel
  6. Jordan
  7. Kuwait
  8. Kyrgyzstan
  9. Laos
  10. Maldives
  11. Mongolia
  12. Myanmar
  13. North Korea
  14. Oman
  15. Palestine
  16. Qatar
  17. Turkmenistan
  18. Uzbekistan
  19. Europe (18)
  20. Andorra
  21. Armenia
  22. Austria
  23. Belgium
  24. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  25. Bulgaria
  26. Denmark
  27. Faroe Islands
  28. Georgia
  29. Ireland
  30. Italy
  31. Liechtenstein
  32. Monaco
  33. Norway
  34. San Marino
  35. Spain
  36. Sweden
  37. Turkey
  38. North America (22)
  39. Anguilla
  40. Antigua and Barbuda
  41. Aruba
  42. Barbados
  43. Belize
  44. Bermuda
  45. British Virgin Islands
  46. Cayman Islands
  47. Curaçao
  48. Dominica
  49. El Salvador
  50. Greenland
  51. Grenada
  52. Jamaica
  53. Mexico
  54. Montserrat
  55. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  56. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  57. Sint Maarten
  58. Trinidad and Tobago
  59. Turks and Caicos Islands
  60. United States
  61. Africa (44)
  62. Benin
  63. Burkina Faso
  64. Burundi
  65. Cameroon
  66. Central African Republic
  67. Chad
  68. Comoros
  69. Côte d’Ivoire
  70. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  71. Djibouti
  72. Equatorial Guinea
  73. Eswatini
  74. Ethiopia
  75. Gabon
  76. Guinea
  77. Guinea-Bissau
  78. Kenya
  79. Lesotho
  80. Liberia
  81. Libya
  82. Madagascar
  83. Malawi
  84. Mali
  85. Mauritania
  86. Mayotte
  87. Morocco
  88. Mozambique
  89. Niger
  90. Nigeria
  91. Republic of the Congo
  92. Réunion
  93. Rwanda
  94. Saint Helena
  95. Sao Tome and Principe
  96. Senegal
  97. Sierra Leone
  98. South Africa
  99. South Sudan
  100. Sudan
  101. Tanzania
  102. Togo
  103. Uganda
  104. Western Sahara
  105. Zambia
  106. Oceania (17)
  107. Australia
  108. Cook Islands
  109. Federated States of Micronesia
  110. French Polynesia
  111. Kiribati
  112. Marshall Islands
  113. Nauru
  114. New Caledonia
  115. New Zealand
  116. Niue
  117. Palau
  118. Papua New Guinea
  119. Pitcairn Islands
  120. Tokelau
  121. Tonga
  122. Tuvalu
  123. Wallis and Futuna
  124. Antarctica (1)
  125. Antarctica

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