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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is banned in 20 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

20
Banned
20 regions (9%)
Banned
87
Not banned
87 regions (38%)
Not banned
125
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
125 regions (54%)
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
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
3 regions (21%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
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
13 regions (22%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
45 regions (76%)
Asia
7%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
3 regions (7%)
Not banned
23 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (44%)

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 20 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2021
  3. Macau
  4. Taiwan 2018
  5. Europe (5)
  6. Albania 2020
  7. France 2021
  8. Germany 2020
  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 (3)
  24. Argentina
  25. Brazil 1999
  26. Ecuador 2014

Not banned

Conversion therapy is not banned in 87 regions.

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

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

Data on conversion therapy is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 125 regions.

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

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