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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is banned in 18 countries.

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Conversion therapy

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

Summary

18
Banned
18 regions (8%)
Banned
84
Not banned
84 regions (37%)
Not banned
128
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
128 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
8%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
4 regions (8%)
Not banned
28 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
18 regions (36%)
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
3%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
1 regions (3%)
Not banned
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
23 regions (64%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
12 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
46 regions (78%)
Asia
7%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Banned
3 regions (7%)
Not banned
22 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (46%)

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 18 regions.

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

Not banned

Conversion therapy is not banned in 84 regions.

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

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

Data on conversion therapy is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 128 regions.

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

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