Rule 5 CCR 1006-1 states that Colorado citizens can update their birth certificate and driver’s license to include their correct gender information, removing the surgical requirement in 2020. However recognition on birth certificates does require “appropriate treatment”.

For housing discrimination laws, there are only discrimination protections for a persons gender identity.

Some official documents issued by the government protect sexual orientation and/or gender identity from discrimination, harassment and hate speech. -Unified Human Resource Policy Manual (2020) issued by the Ministry of Petroleum. -National Occupational Safety and Health Policy (2022) issued by the Ministry of Labour. -Inclusive Education Strategy South Sudan (2022) issued by the Ministry of General Education and Instruction. -Regulation 3/2024 on Election Campaign issued by the National election Commission bans hate speech based on sexual orientation. -Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Action Plan (2024) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Labor Management Procedures 2025 (LMP) implemented by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and Ministry of Roads and Bridges (MRB)

Indiana no longer allows X gender markers on official IDs.

In India, there is only protections in employment for gender identity.

In 2020, the Ministry of Health endorsed a plan to establish legal consequences, both administrative and criminal, for spreading information that undermines the institution of family and marriage. In April of 2024, Belarus broadened its definition of pornography to encompass portrayals of "non-traditional sexual relations and/or sexual behavior," thereby making the advocacy of homosexuality subject to imprisonment for up to four years.

In 2020, the 12-month deferral period was scrapped completely, no restrictions have been placed since.

The constitution of Belize grants fundamental rights to all Belizeans, forbiding discrimination based on race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex and emphasizing all Belizeans are entitled to these fundamental rights regardless of characteristics. With the Orozco v Attorney General (2016) court case that struck down sodomy laws in the nation, the court also emphasized and expanded the definition of sex in the constitution to provide the constitutional right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation since 2019.

The constitution of Belize grants fundamental rights to all Belizeans, forbidding discrimination based on race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex and emphasizing all Belizeans are entitled to these fundamental rights regardless of characteristics. With the Orozco v Attorney General (2016) court case that struck down sodomy laws in the nation, the court also emphasized and expanded the definition of sex in the constitution to provide the constitutional right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The constitution of Belize grants fundamental rights to all Belizeans, forbidding discrimination based on race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex and emphasizing all Belizeans are entitled to these fundamental rights regardless of characteristics. With the Orozco v Attorney General (2016) court case that struck down sodomy laws in the nation, the court also emphasized and expanded the definition of sex in the constitution to provide the constitutional right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in 2019. However, there are no explicit protections provided on the basis of gender identity from housing discrimination.

Since 2019, the Law that Recognises and Protects the Right to Gender Identity (Law No. 21,120) allows transgender people over the age of 14 to legally change their name and gender on all official documents. For persons over 18 years of age, the change is requested by submitting a request to the Civil Registry and Identification Service. Article 4(c) of the law stipulates that it will not be a requirement to have undergone any type of intervention or appearance-modifying treatment. In 1974, Marcia Alejandra Torres became the first person in Chile to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergo sex reassignment surgery.

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 allows for transgender individuals to change their gender marker to either "male" or "female" only after showing proof of their gender confirmation surgery issued by a medical officer to the District Magistrate. This provision contradicts the Supreme Court decision in 2014. This contradiction has been challenged as unconstitutional in the Indian Supreme Court. As of June 2020, a second petition alleging unconstitutionality has been entered, and will be heard along with the first. Overall, the petitions challenge Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Act, claiming that they also contradict the Constitution of India. This case is still pending a decision. Under section 6 of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, a trans person may apply to be issued a certificate of identity that certifies that they are transgender (denoted as "Transgender"). Upon receiving this certificate, the applicants have the right to be recorded as transgender in all official documents.

In December 2019, a deferral period of one year was put in place. On May 20, 2022, Austria voted to lift the ban entirely and instead vet donors according to the risk of their sexual behavior. The new law is expected to take effect in the Fall.

The Transgender Persons Act, 2019 mandates that the government ensures medical facilities provide care to transgender persons (including for gender-affirmative procedures) and review medical curricula to address the health needs of transgender persons.

Since 2019, Chihuahua has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2019, the Massachusetts RMV began allowing individuals to select "X" as their gender marker on driver’s licenses, ID cards, and official documents.

There are limited protections based on sexual orientation. Article 19 of Law No. 27-2020 on the Fight Against Cybercrime, reads "Anyone who, except in the cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data revealing, directly or indirectly, the person's ethnic origin, political, philosophical, or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or relating to the person's health or sexual orientation, shall be punished by imprisonment of at least one year to a maximum of five years and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or both." Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40). Decree No. 2025-66 relating to the Personal data of Air passengers expressly protects "sexual orientation" (Articles 8, 10 and 15).

Gender-affirming care is explicitly banned in Oman under Royal Decree 75 of 2019. However, intersex people are not banned from accessing it.

Prince Edward Island banned conversion therapy in November of 2019. Later on, Canada banned it federally in 2022.

New Mexico allows gender neutral gender options

In 2019, Hidalgo provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2019, Tlaxcala provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Lampung.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in North Sumatra.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in South Kalimantan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in South Sulawesi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Banten.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Sumatra.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Central Sulawesi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Jambi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Central Java.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in North Maluku.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Southeast Sulawesi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Gorontalo.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Central Kalimantan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in South Papua.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Central Papua.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in North Kalimantan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Bali.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Papua.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Nusa Tenggara.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Bengkulu.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Java.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Riau.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in East Java.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Jakarta.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Papua Pengunungan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Papua.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Bangka Belitung.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Kalimantan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Maluku.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Yogyakarta.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in Papua Barat Daya.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in East Kalimantan.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in West Sulawesi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in the Riau Islands.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in North Sulawesi.

In 2019, the age of consent was equalised for both homosexual and heterosexual relations in East Nusa Tenggara.

Several jurisdictions in Missouri have banned conversion therapy, with the first city being Columbia on October 7, 2019. Kansas City, St. Louis, North Kansas City, and Independence are cities that all followed suit before the end of 2021. Jackson County became the first county in Missouri to ban conversion therapy on April 19, 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. A bill to ban counselors from providing conversion therapy for minors was pending in January 2025.

The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA) was amended in 2019 to include protections for individuals from the LGBTQ community. In 2021, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam stated that “LGBTQ persons, non-LGBTQ persons, we are all equal. We are not any lesser by reason of our sexual preferences.”

In August 2019, the Congress of Oaxaca passed a law providing for same-sex marriage. It went into effect on October 5th.

In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This was also provided for minors 12 years and older in 2021 but since 2023, it is provided without age restriction after a federal court ruling.

In 2019, the Motor Vehicle Administration began allowing individuals to have their gender marker listed as "X", after legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly took effect.

South Korea also recognizes same-sex relationships in the lens of national health insurance.

Currently, same-sex couples can receive spousal coverage under the National Health Insurance Service. Diplomatic same-sex marriages are also recognized.

MSMs can now donate blood, but with a 1-year deferral. Deferral may be trimmed down to 4 months.

There is no longer a right to change one’s legal gender.

In addition to some localities censoring some lgbt issues in school, the state's governor, in 2019 the governor ordered the removal of materials in 8th-grade classrooms (13/14 years old) containing information defining "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" as well as sexual health.

The Labour (Relations) Act (2018) bans states that it is unlawful for an employer to institute disciplinary action against an employee based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The law came into force in 2019.

The governor has signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy, which took effect 90 days after it was signed on May 29, 2019

Same-sex marriage in Aguascalientes was legalised in accordance with a ruling from the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation on 2 April 2019 that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violated Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Mexico. The ruling came into effect upon publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation on 16 August 2019, legalizing same-sex marriage in Aguascalientes.

Following a court ruling urging action, Tamil Nadu issued an executive order that banned surgery on intersex infants unless necessary to save the child’s life. However, the enforcement of this ban is reportedly lackluster. At least 500 of these surgeries occurred between 2020 and 2024.

Genital ‘normalization’ surgeries on intersex infants are only banned (excluding in life-saving situations) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

On August 2, 2019, North Carolina governor signed an executive order to prohibit the use of state funds for conversion therapy on minors with the aim of changing their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Since 2019, legal gender change in Kosovo is possible but requires sterilisation and surgery. However, even then, the process is not standardised.

The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019 bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022), issued by the Ministry of Health, broadly protects sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that key groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people.

In 2019, Bolivia lifted the ban on homosexual and bisexual men donating blood.

In 2019, New Hampshire began allowing gender markers on drivers licenses to be listed as X.

Nova Scotia residents can ask for an X on their birth certificate or driver's license, or they can opt to remove the gender marker altogether, free of charge.

Some municipalities in Alberta, including Calgary, banned the practice, but not the province as a whole. St. Albert became the first municipality to ban it in 2019.

Civil marriage between same-sex couples is already a right acquired in Ecuador. On the night of July 8, 2019, sentences 10-18-CN / 19 and 11-18-CN / 19 of the Constitutional Court were published in the Official Gazette.

In Equatorial Guinea, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations and LGBTIQ+ people are frequently arrested under delinquency, social disruption and deviance laws. There are also restrictions on freedom of assembly. This began in 2019 when Decree No. 94 was sanctioned, defining homosexuality as a practice that "threatens the moral identity of the social majority".

Article 402 of the Penal Code outlines moral offences, including "sexual relations between persons of the same sex", punishable by imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of up to 5 million CFA francs.

Homosexual activity is illegal.

In 2019, the Uganda Communications Commission adopted the Standards for General Broadcast Programming in Uganda. Article 6(5) determines that “information, themes or subplots on lifestyles such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexualism, transsexualism, transvestism, paedophilia and incest” should not “promote, justify or glamorize” them. Further, explicit dialogue or information concerning the above topics should not be broadcasted. In addition, Article 8.6 states that sex education programmes should not encourage or promote “unnatural sex acts”.

In July 2019 after 39 hours of debate, the region passed new regulations to protect LGBT people from discrimination in several areas including housing.

On the 27th of June 2019, the state congress approved a same-sex marriage law in a 14-5 law with one absentation. The law was able to be passed after the National Regeneration Movement and corresponding coaliation was able to gain a majority in the state congress. The governor signed the law the same day and it was published in the official gazette the next week. The law took effect on the 29th of June 2019.

The Penal Code of Cote d'Ivoire of 2019 removed explicit mentions of same-sex activity in Article 360, but there are still excerpts of the code that could be used to censor LGBTIQ+ topics in practice. There is limited information on the enforcement of these statutes, but there have been reports of government inaction and refusal to allow LGBT organisations to register as charities.

The 2019 Law on Marriage defines a marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage in Côte d’Ivoire.

After a court order, Kansas now legally allows its transgender residents to update their gender marker on their birth certificates if they were born in the state. No surgery is required but certification from a healthcare professional is.

In 2019, a bill was passed to equalise the age of consent to age 16 no matter the sexuality.

The new law also allows people to register a third gender option 'X' as their legal gender.

The Act on Gender Autonomy No. 80/2019 strictly prohibits surgery on intersex infants, and requires public bodies to allow a neutral gender to be registered. The act further states that any such surgery can only be performed with the individual's consent.

A new law has been passed that allows Icelandic people to change their registered gender without medical interventions.

New Mexican born residents can request to change their legal gender marker. Surgery is not required.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Tocantins under federal Brazilian law.

The Supreme Federal Court criminalised LGBT discrimination nationwide, and now, according to the new law, it is considered a "crime of racism".

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in education and healthcare in Santa Catarina under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Roraima under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Piaui under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in healthcare and education were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Acre under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Bahia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Bahia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Tocantins under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Roraima under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Para under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Rondonia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Rondonia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Rio Grande do Sul under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in healthcare and education were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Parana under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Parana under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Goias under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Goias under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Espírito Santo under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Mato Grosso under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in housing were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Tocantins under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Amapa under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in healthcare and education were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, Maranhao provided protections from discrimination in healthcare on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and in education on the basis of gender identity under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Ceara under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in education and healthcare in Rio Grande do Norte under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from all forms of discrimination in Pernambuco under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Pernambuco under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Minas Gerais under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Mina’s Gerais under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in healthcare and education were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Acre under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Acre under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Amapa under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Alagoas under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Bahia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Ceara under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Mato Grosso under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Espírito Santo under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Goias under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Ceara under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Alagoas under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Mato Grosso under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Espírito Santo under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Minas Gerais under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Rio Grande do Sul under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Parana under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Piaui under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Para under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Pernambuco under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Piaui under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Rio Grande do Sul under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Rio de Janeiro under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Rondonia under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Amapa under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in employment in Roraima under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Distrito Federal under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Sergipe under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in Rio de Janeiro under federal Brazilian law.

When renting a property, the owner cannot refuse a tenant on the basis of ethnicity, religion, social status or sexual orientation or any social group someone belongs to. It is written in the Federal Constitution, discrimination is a crime.

In 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in education and healthcare in Sao Paulo under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Rio de Janeiro under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in housing were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Para under federal Brazilian law.

After the Supreme Federal Court's ruling, LGBT discrimination in employment is also a crime. Employees who are victims of discrimination usually receive compensation for moral damages caused by the aggressors.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Alagoas under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Sergipe under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination in Distrito Federal under federal Brazilian law. Additional protections from discrimination in healthcare and education were also provided on the basis of sexual orientation.

In 2019, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Distrito Federal under federal Brazilian law.

In 2019, Botswana's High Court struck down the country's laws that had made homosexual sex a crime. The decision was appealed by Botswana's Government, but it was unanimously rejected by Botswana's Court of Appeal.

In 2019, homosexuality was decriminalised in Botswana with an equal age of consent to heterosexuality.

There are no known bans or restrictions on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military in Botswana.

Since 2019, same-sex couples can adopt in Hidalgo.

In 2019, Hidalgo amended its family law to allow for same-sex marriage.

The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities.

Health Canada mandates a 3-month deferral across the nation.

In 2019, Health Canada lessened their deferral period to 3 months for men who have sex with men.

Blood donations in Ontario are managed by Canadian Blood Services and thus follow its guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines, change pending.

Following the Canadian Blood Services Guidelines.

Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

MSMs were previously put on indefinite deferral until the 2013 announcement by Canadian Blood Services, then further reduced to 3 months in 2019.

Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a prohibited ground of discrimination, after a national referendum in June 2019.

Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a prohibited ground of discrimination, after a national referendum in June 2019. No law explicity mention sexual orientation protection from discrimination in employment.

Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a prohibited ground of discrimination, after a national referendum in June 2019. No law explicity mention sexual orientation protection from discrimination in employment.

Conversion Therapy is banned for people under the age of 18. It is also considered a "deceptive trade practice" to advertise such services.

Same-sex adoption is legal in Nuevo León since 2019.

On 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that the constitutional right to equality and freedom of marriage guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry under the Constitution of the Republic of China. The ruling (Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748) gave the Legislative Yuan two years to bring the marriage laws into compliance, after which registration of such marriages would come into force automatically. On 20 February 2019, a draft bill entitled the Enforcement Act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748 was released. The draft bill would grant same-sex married couples almost all the rights available to heterosexual married couples under the Civil Code, with the exception that it only allows adoption of a child genetically related to one of them. The Executive Yuan passed it the following day, sending it to the Legislative Yuan for fast-tracked review. The bill was passed on 17 May, signed by the President on 22 May and took effect on 24 May 2019 (the last day possible under the Court's ruling). Taiwan was the first Asian country to approve gay marriage legislation.

The same-sex marriage law (that passed the Legislative Yuan in May 2019) grants married same-sex couples the right to adopt children genetically related to one of the partners.

The 2019 Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Housing, among other areas.

The 2019 Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Employment, among other areas.

On May 16, 2019, the Parliament of North Macedonia adopted a new (short-lived) Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination, which prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in all areas.

In May 2019, San Luis Potosí recognised same-sex marriage.

Same-sex adoption has been legal in San Luis Potosí since 2019.

In 2019, San Luis Potosí provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In May 2019, Tasmania became the first state to allow its citizens (especially transgender/agender people) to obtain a birth certificate that accurately reflects their gender identity. Given the novelty of the law, the state’s peak law reform body was directed to consider the impact of the reforms on Tasmania’s system of law and justice. Today, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute reported its findings that the changes in the law have no significant unintended consequences for the law and justice system.

Non-binary gender is legally recognized in Tasmania since 2019.

Nevada-born residents can request an X gender marker on their birth certificates. Residents can ask for an X on IDs and driver's licenses.

The Trump administration enacted a new policy barring individuals with a "condition" known as "gender dysphoria." from serving in the military.

The Labour Code passed in 2019 in Sao Tome and Principe confers the right to equality in employment to persons regardless of sexual orientation. However, gender identity remains unprotected.

In April 2019, Arizona repealed a law that forbade the instruction on HIV and AIDS as it "promoted a homosexual lifestyle". Since then, no law currently censors LGBT topics in Arizona.

Constitutional protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been instituted in Cuba since 2019.

Article 42 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba (2019) prohibits discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Article 388.1 of the Penal Code (2022) prohibits all discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Decree 96/2023 on the Protocol for Action in Situations of Discrimination, Violence, and Harassment in the Workplace explicitly protects sexual orientation and gender identity.

Article 42 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba (2019) prohibits discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Article 388.1 of the Penal Code (2022) prohibits all discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed HR 140, a bill that bans gay conversion therapy on minors, into law on April 8, 2019.

On April 3rd, 2019, Brunei integrated more strict laws based off of Islam into its common law. The country immediately received heavy criticism, and some of Brunei’s buildings in other countries such as the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and The Dorchester in London were boycotted. Due to international pressure, the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, placed a moratorium on the new law regarding homosexual acts, which allowed a maximum punishment of death by stoning. The moratorium is able to be dismantled at any moment by the Sultan due to his high level of power, but he has not done so yet.

In 2019 a military tribunal acquited four personnel who accused of sodomy. The judge ruled that the law does not specify what acts are "contrary to nature". They were however dismissed from their posts.

The Gender Equality Act introduced in 2019 prohibits direct or indirect discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

There are some limited protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Section IV.1 of Decree 2019-0237/PRES-PM/MFPTPS/MDENP on the Adoption of the system for recording and processing complaints and suggestions from users of ministries and institution, reads: "Complaints will relate to the manner in which the user was received and the behavior of the public official related to a lack of courtesy, politeness, or confidentiality in handling files. They may also relate to access to administrative information and the manifestation of discriminatory behavior related to religion, gender, ethnicity, political and union opinions, social class, race, language, disability, and sexual orientation." Since 2021, some ministerial documents on "Workforce Management Procedures" establish that "Hiring procedures shall be transparent, public, non-discriminatory, and open, regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, sex, or gender identity." Law No. 001-2021/AN on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data. (Articles 5, 12 and 30). In addition, Decree No. 2016-425/PRES promulgating Law No. 013-2016/AN regulating Credit Information Bureaus in Burkina Faso establishes the same protection.

It was banned since 2019 by executive order due to the mental issues people suffered from these conversion therapies .

The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished. Lancut became the last to abolish it on April 24th, 2025.

Not currently available for birth certificates, but initially available for driver's licenses and state IDs.

In 2019, the Netherlands added gender identity as a protected characteristic from housing discrimination.

In 2019, the Netherlands added gender identity as a protected characteristic from employment discrimination.

X gender markers available on driver's licenses, before policy suspended in January 2020.

Since 2019, Colima has provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2019, same-sex marriage was legalised in Nuevo León, after the Supreme Court found its ban unconstitutional. It would later be codified in 2023.

Law 13/2019, of 15 February, for equal treatment and non-discrimination, protects LGBT people, among others, in numerous areas, including employment, education, health care, social services, housing, public establishments, etc. Article 4(2) states:

Law 13/2019, of 15 February, for equal treatment and non-discrimination, protects LGBT people, among others, in numerous areas, including housing. Article 4(2) states: "No one may be discriminated against on the basis of birth, nationality or lack of nationality, racial origin or ethnicity, sex or female gender, religion, philosophical, political or trade union opinion, language, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other personal or social condition or circumstance." The law is reportedly actively enforced.

Law 13/2019, of 15 February, for equal treatment and non-discrimination, protects LGBT people, among others, in numerous areas, including employment. Article 4(2) states: "No one may be discriminated against on the basis of birth, nationality or lack of nationality, racial origin or ethnicity, sex or female gender, religion, philosophical, political or trade union opinion, language, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other personal or social condition or circumstance." The law is reportedly actively enforced.

Legalized in Zacatecas (14 February 2019), Cuauhtémoc (1 March 2019), Villanueva (1 May 2019), Miguel Auza (5 July 2019), Freshnillo (3 July 2020) cities.

In February 2019, Portugal passed a law prohibiting discrimination in housing against LGBTIQ+ people. The law lists sexual orientation as a protected characteristic and while gender identity isn’t explicitly listed, it is a protected characteristic constitutionally meaning that it could still be protected from such discrimination.

On February 1st, 2019, New Jersey eliminated the requirement for surgery or medical documentation in legal gender recognition.

New Jersey-born residents can ask for an X as their gender marker on their birth certificate as well as IDs.

In February 2019, the Sanquin blood bank, which is responsible for the collection, processing, and distribution of blood and blood products, shortened the deferral period down to 4 months.

Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years, surgery requires the recipient to be 18 years old and receive the approval of a court.

The NY State Senate passed a bill called The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, it was signed in Jan 2019 but did not take effect until February 2019. This law prohibits any and ALL work-place discrimination.

New York has passed a law regarding conversion therapy for minors under the age of 18. Over the age of 18, people can be subjected to conversion therapy.

Section 17(2)(a) in The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states "every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law." However, it does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Since 2019, there are some limited protections based on sexual orientation: -Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (2019) issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). -Guidelines For the Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions in Nigeria (2020) -National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools with its Implementing Guidelines (2021) issued by the Federal Ministry of Education. -Compendium of Internal Policies (2021) issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. -Civil Aviation Order (2024) issued by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. -National Identity Management Commission Information Security and Privacy Policy (2024) issued by the Federal Ministry of Interior.

In early 2019, in addition to introducing discrimination protections, the Angolan parliament abolished the colonial-era criminalisation of same-sex sexual activity.

Article 20 of the Family Code establishes that marriage is the voluntary union between a man and a woman.

There is no known ban or restriction on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military of Angola.

The age of consent is equalised (for same and opposite sex partners) at 14.

In 2019, Coahuila provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. All psychologists wishing to practice in Portugal must be licensed with the Ordem dos Psicólogos. Additionally, a bill that bans conversion therapy was passed by the parliament on December 21st, 2023. It was signed by the President a few weeks later and took effect on March 1st, 2024.

Banned after 2018, court ruling, however, as of 2022 there is a pending bill to overturn that law.

Gay and lesbian couples in Austria have been able to legally wed since 2019.

Requires at least 1 year of hormone therapy. A person must have medical documentation that includes a psychiatrist's report after one year of monitoring, as well as endocrinologist's report after hormonal therapy.

illegal since 2019

The Equality Act 2017, which became law in 2019, provided comprehensive protection from discrimination.

The Equality Act 2017, which became law in 2019, provided comprehensive protection from discrimination.

Section 8 of the National Housing Policy (2019) states it was developed under the premise that everyone has a right to housing, regardless of their sexual orientation.

New Brunswick residents can ask to change their gender marker to an X on their birth certificate or driver's license free of charge.

Section 106(1) of the Gender Equality Act (2019) prohibits gender discrimination in the employment sphere. Section 106(2) states that this also includes “multiple discrimination” and “intersectional discrimination”, both of which are defined at Section 102 to include sexual orientation as a protected ground.

Minors 16 and over, and Adults are able to get an drivers license as of 2019. Birth Certificates and other governmental documents are be abled to be changed as well.

New Hampshire residence are able to get gender marker X on both their drivers licenses and their birth certificates. Minors are able to get gender X on their drivers licenses as well with parental consent.

Trans people can change their legal gender if they have a psychiatrist's certificate confirming gender dysphoria and a support letter from a civil society organization.

illegal since 2019

Sexual orientation and gender identity are protected since the The Gender Equality Act (2019).

In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery.

Passed in 2016 and effective from 2018 the Piedmonte regional legislature passed a new law extending discrimination protections in housing to lgbt people.

Protections for employment are only for sexual orientation. "No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied."

In 2018. the Northern Territory removed the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition in its Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations Act but retained that proof of “appropriate clinical treatment” be provided.

People can register their gender on their birth certificate as non-binary, intersex, indeterminate or other in the Northern Territory since 2018.

In November 2018, the Colorado Department of Revenue’s revised policy on gender markers for driver’s licenses took effect, allowing individuals to choose an “X” marker for their driver’s license. In 2020, “Jude’s Law” took effect, allowing individuals to change their birth certificate’s gender marker to “X”.

Under the Labour (Relations) Act, 2018.

San Marino passed a law recognizing same sex civil unions.

Stepchild adoption for same sex couples.

Medical treatment was required before the new family code went into force in 2023.

In 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice struck down Guyana’s law criminalising the gender expression of trans women. Since then, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in Guyana.

In 2018, Mendoza became the first province in Argentina to provide legal recognition to nonbinary people.

In 2018, Mendoza became the first province in Argentina to provide legal recognition to nonbinary and intersex people. Argentina would provide federal recognition in 2021.

British Columbia residents can ask for an X gender marker on their driver’s license, identity card, birth certificate and BC Services Card.

Section 107 of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia reads: No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied.

The Broadcasting Code for Broadcasting Licensees issued in 2018 bans hate speech and violence of any person or group of persons because of their sexual orientation. In March 2023, the Supreme Court overturned the 2021 decision banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Person applying for gender change must submit all documents and medical analyzes confirming their request, then their documents are submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, obtain the consent of the minister's office.

In 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that requiring those who receive gender-affirming surgeries to provide proof of sterilisation was illegal as it violated the right to a private life. Turkey still requires applicants to be over 18, however. There are documented cases of puberty blockers being prescribed to minors, and no regulations prohibiting the provision of HRT to them. Availability of all gender-affirming care is quite scarce, but has been covered under Turkey's social security since 2014.

In 2018, Hungary banned the teaching of gender studies in universities. The reason provided was that they did not want to consider it acceptable "to talk about socially constructed genders, rather than biological sexes".

In 2018, Minnesota began allowing individuals to select "X" as their gender marker on driver’s licenses.

Nova Scotia banned conversion therapy on September 25th 2018, making it the third province in Canada to ban it. Canada banned it federally in 2022.

As a matter of fact , in the decision of the 22nd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation dated 24.09.2018 and numbered 2015/35120 Main, 2018/19675 , it is emphasized that discrimination due to the sexual orientation of the worker is within the scope of the prohibition (although the concept of "sexual preference" is used with an incorrect terminology) : The prohibition of discrimination can be added to this, due to the employee's sexual preference that does not cause any adverse effects in the workplace. Again, discrimination based on factors such as political reasons and worldview should be protected.” However, despite this, discrimination still exists.

In 2018, Água Boa became the first locality of Mato Grosso to begin censoring LGBT issues in school, since then, at least one more locality has but no statewide policy exists.

There is currently is no legal prohibition of sexual orientation-based employment discrimination in the private sector.

all acts of surgery abolished since 2018. Missing non binary options on documents.

Articles 11-3 and 18-3a of the Labour Code (1997), as amended in 2003, prohibit direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation" in employment. Article 94(2b) establishes the employer’s duty to act against such discrimination. Under Article 8(1), the prohibition on discrimination based on "sexual orientation" is contained in the Law on Equal Treatment (2010) applies to employment and access to labour market instruments and services. There is no legal protection in all other areas.

The Constitution of Malawi purports to protect all citizens from all forms of discrimination, however it does not refer to gender identity or sexual orientation as protect categories, and the LGBT community in Malawai continues to face discrimination. However, since 2019, there is limited protection based on gender identity and sexual preference. The Communications (Broadcasting) Regulations 2019, defines "hate messages" as a speech intended to degrade, intimidate or incite violence or prejudicial action against a person or group of people base on their gender identity, among other categories. Section 11(1-e) states that "a broadcasting licence shall not broadcast programmes which contain, promote or perpetuate hate messages or any prejudices against any person or groups of people." Section 30(2-d) states a licensee, or its employee, shall not broadcast live any matter which "is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred or vilify any person or section of the society on account of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, disability, religion, culture or any other status of that person or section of the society."

At the same time as Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the clause in the penal code known as Section 377a would be repealed, he reiterated that the institution of marriage would remain "between a man and a woman". Further restrictions were imposed on gay marriage in Singapore on November 29th, the same year.

In the Supreme Court case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a five-judge Constitutional Bench overturned the Court’s earlier decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation, thereby decriminalizing homosexuality by striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalized consensual same-sex sexual activity.

The age of consent has been equal since decriminalization. In the Supreme Court case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a five-judge Constitutional Bench overturned the Supreme Court's decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation and decriminalized homosexuality by striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that deemed sexual acts between consenting adults as criminal.

In all of France.

Legal for LGB but not for transgender

Individuals can legally change their gender in France. Sex reassignment surgery is state-funded. Requires court approval to change gender marker and first-name. According to media reports, in 2010, France became the first country to remove "transsexualism" from their official list of mental illnesses.

French laws are applied to French Polynesia.

The 2018 Medical Liability Law explicitly prohibits "gender change surgeries", which criminalise gender affirming care for trans people in Jordan with a penalty of 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour for surgeons who provide it. The law points out a difference between gender change and gender reassignment, which is used for intersex people based on endosexnormative norms of correction and is legal.

Single adoption by unmarried individuals, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are all legal.

The law allows adults to change their legal gender based on self-detirmination without any requirements. Minors aged 16 and 17 must have parental consent and a professional psychological opinion.

Genital 'normalisation' surgery on intersex infants was banned by Portugal in 2018 under Article 5 of the new gender identity law.

In August of 2018, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission ruled that sexual orientation and gender identity were both protected under state law from employment discrimination. On June 15th, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, classified as sex discrimination.

Ireland's Employment Equality Act, 1998, and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

Ethiopian law prohibits same-sex couples from adopting a child.

Delaware is the 15th state to ban conversion therapy.

Tunisian court granted legal gender recognition to a transgender man who received gender-affirming care in Germany, overruling a lower court’s verdict.

On June 8, 2018 Governor Chris Sununu signed into law House Bill 1319, AN ACT prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, which banned discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing based on gender identity. The law went into effect on July 8, 2018.

On June 8, 2018 Governor Chris Sununu signed into law House Bill 1319, AN ACT prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, which banned discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing based on gender identity. The law went into effect on July 8, 2018.

Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal. However, Kansas allows discrimination against LGBT people on the basis of religion, which means LGBT couples can be refused by some adoption agencies.

Since 2018, by decision of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, the Civil Registry regulates the registration of births of children in the case of same-sex parents who have undergone an assisted reproduction method. However, same-sex parents are still denied adoption rights in practice.

The States Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry on 1 February 2018. Royal assent was granted on 23 May 2018, and the law took effect on 1 July.

An Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that genital surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. However, this did not ban such surgeries in practice and wasn’t legally binding.

In 2018, the Constitutional Court of Austria ruled in favour of legal recognition being provided to intersex people. However, nonbinary people still remain without recognition.

In 2018, Costa Rica allowed for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

In 2018, the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) began allowing individuals to change their gender marker to "X" on driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Residents of Alberta can ask for an X gender marker on their IDs and birth certificates.

Governor Sununu signed a bill (HB 1319) in June of 2018 to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment.

SB 5722 - 2017-18 amended RCW 18.130.020 to define conversion therapy and RCW 18.130.180 to discipline licensed health care providers that perform conversion therapy on any patient under the age of eighteen. The ban does not apply to religious practices unless they are performed by licensed health care providers. The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the bill's constitutionality in TINGLEY V. ROBERT FERGUSON, ET AL, No. 21-35815

Article 545 of The Penal Code (2018) establishes greater penalties for anyone who has committed an indecent or unnatural act with a minor of the same sex. However, the age of sexual consent is equal regardless of gender. Previously, article 331 established the age of consent for same-sex relations at 21.

Domestic Partnership Act 2018, effectively repealed same sex marriage.

Saskatchewan residents can request an X gender marker on their IDs or birth certificates or opt to remove the marker altogether.

5 to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

In 2018, Durango added gender identity as a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment.

In 2018, Durango added gender identity as a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing.

In 2018, Durango amended its constitution to add gender identity as a protected characteristic from all forms of discrimination.

On May 15th, 2018, the Republican governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, signed SB 1028 (also known as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act) into law, banning conversion therapy for young people.

The country adopted a third option under gender on civil registration acts in 2018. A local television station has even made a transgender person its anchor/presenter.

Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to identify as male, female, a blend of both, or neither.

Countrywide recognized, Transgender people are allowed to identify as male, female, a blend of both, or neither.

While it has been called un-Islamic by an official governmental advisory group and has faced several attempts at banning it, gender-affirming care is legal and state-funded in Pakistan.

Pakistani law only prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

Pakistani law only prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

Pakistani law only prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

In May 2018, the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed the Transgender Persons Act 2018 providing trans Pakistanis legal recognition on the basis of self-identity and prohibits discrimination and harassment.

Article 134A of the Criminal Code (2000), as amended by Law No. 1,482 (2011), criminalises discrimination based on "sexual orientation", while Article 136C (3) and (4) aggravate the penalty if such discrimination is committed by public servants or while providing public services. These provisions ban "sexual orientation" discrimination in broad terms and therefore apply to employment. Article 136C (6) also includes the motive of denying or restricting labour rights as an aggravating factor. Added to the previous factor we have ruling SU440-21 from the Constitutional Court of Colombia. The Colombian Supreme Court "Corte Constitucional de Colombia" decided on December 9, 2021 based on ruling SU440-21 that transgender people in Colombia cannot be discriminated against due to their gender identity when receiving state financial pensions, despite the decision to have as its object the receipt of state financial pensions, the sentence in its paragraph 55, section III makes it clear that the principle by which this decision was taken is that gender identity is protected by the general constitutional clause of article 13 of the Constitution of Colombia making it clear that discrimination based on gender identity is prohibited in other areas, which includes housing and employment discrimination.

It has been possible to have an X on passports since 2018, but doing so required hiring an attorney and going through a costly process. However, in 2021, judges in Arnhem ruled that a non-binary person does not have to involve an outside expert to assess whether they should be allowed to use non-binary genders in legal documents.

In March 2018, the Government gazetted, for a two-month public consultation, amendments to the Standards on Assessing Donor Suitability for Blood Donation that included allowing gay and bisexual men who have not had sex with another man for five years to donate blood. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare said that the abstinence period would be further reduced to one year in the future, so as to bring the Taiwanese standard in line with Western countries.

Residents of Puerto Rico can change their gender thanks to a lawsuit from 2018. In 2017, a bill was enacted that sought to restrict gender changes; however, the lawsuit was initiated shortly after the bill's passage. By 2018, the lawsuit was resolved, granting LGBTQ individuals the right to change their gender. However, the law requires medical documentation for changes to one’s birth certificate but not surgery.

Law 4538/2018 grants the right for couples to foster children. Individuals can adopt normally.

In 2018, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in Oaxaca.

In 2018, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Oaxaca.

In 2018, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Oaxaca.

On April 12th, the High Court of Justice ruled the ban on same-sex sexual activity unconstitutional and it was therefore overturned.

Since decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018, the age of consent has been equal.

In March 2018, the US District Court in Idaho ruled that the state must allow trans people to change their legal gender effective April 6th. The recognition did not require surgery or medical diagnosis.

A more complex testing process is in place for MSM donations but you cannot skip this test.

In early 2018, Juan Manuel Ponce Sánchez, the president of the Supreme Court of Aguascalientes, affirmed that there is no law in Aguascalientes prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting.

There is limited protection against hate speech based on sexual preference. Section 11(2)(d) of The Electronic and Postal Communications (Radio and Television Broadcasting Content) Regulations 2018 reads: "A licensee shall not broadcast any matter which incites or perpetuates hatred or vilify any person or section of the community on account of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, disability, religion or culture of that person or section of the community."

On March 13, 2018, the Northern Territory passed a new law allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.

Adoption is not a federal law and is state-based. Since March 2018, same-sex couples can adopt children in all jurisdictions within Australia.

In March 2018, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that transgender people have the right to change name and sex on their birth certificate without the need of sexual reassignment surgery or doctor letters. The change can be made at a notary's office now.

In 2018, Afghanistan adopted a new penal code. Articles 645, 646, 649, and 650 criminalize: same-sex intimacy between women (punishable by up to one year in prison); sodomy (punishable by up to two years in prison); same-sex intimacy between men, even without penetration (punishable by three months to one year in prison); and facilitating sodomy by introducing individuals to each other and providing a place for it to occur (punishable by imprisonment as well).

In 2017, Wales announced it would adopt new regulations in early 2018 allowing men to only need to wait 3 months after sex with another man to give blood.

There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in Nauru. Section 49 of The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (2017) states that "Marriage in the Republic shall be the voluntary union of one man and one woman." Section 70 states that "A marriage solemnized in a foreign country shall not be recognized as a marriage in the Republic if the marriage is (a) between a male and another male; (b) between a female and another female."

Since 2018, Washington provides for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. However, parents or guardians must apply on behalf of minors.

WAC 246-490-075 includes the legal gender marking "X" as a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.

Unnecessary medical procedures for intersex children and adolescents have been prohibited since January 2018 by Article 22 of Law No. 19,580.

In 2018, Criciúma began to prohibit "indoctrination and dogmatism with respect to gender", however, no state laws prohibited the free discussion of LGBT topics until 2021.

Surgery no longer necessary to change legal gender.

Same sex marriage couples and singles can adopt in Puerto Rico since 2018 with the new modification to the 2009 adoption law.

The indefinite deferral was changed to 12 months.

Ontario allows residents to use an X gender marker on birth certificates, health cards and driving licenses as well as to remove the marker altogether.

In January 2018, the birth certificate provision of California’s Gender Recognition Act of 2017 took effect, allowing individuals to request their gender marker to be “male,” “female,” or “nonbinary” on their birth certificate. A year later, in January 2019, the driver’s license provision took effect.

Under Gay adoption legalization under the supreme court. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples all allowed. However, Michigan allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT individuals on the basis of faith.

In 2018, Iceland passed the Act on Equal Treatment in the Labour Market, which protects people from discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.

In October 2018, as a response to Control Yuan's report on intersex rights, the Ministry of Health and Welfare issued the “Recommended common principles regarding corrective surgery on non-adult intersex persons”. The guideline prohibits “non-essential and irreversible” intersex medical interventions considered to be "sex assignment surgery" on anyone under the age of 12, except in grave medical conditions. For adolescents aged between 12 and 18, "sex assignment surgery" is permitted for those "suffering difficulty in adapting to their condition", requiring approval by a medical team consisting of psychiatrist, pediatrician, pediatric surgeon and child psychologist. Assessment by a medical team as such is also needed before an intersex adult undergoes sex assignment surgery. While Hiker Chiu, the spokesperson for Oii-Chinese, conceded that the guideline was not on the statute book, she expressed optimism that medical practitioners would abide by this official guideline.

The Civil Status Act (PStG) was amended to include Parapraph 45b to allow intersex people to identify themselves as "diverse" ("divers") or remove the gender entry.

According to ILGA data base: In 2018, the Micronesian Congress passed Bill No. 20-258 (2018), which updated the country's anti-discrimination law to include "sexual orientation" in Article 107 of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (2014). This prohibition is expressed in broad terms and, therefore, applies to housing.

Since 2018 LGBT, people have been able to serve in the Kosovan military.

Housing discrimination is illegal in Japan. Japan does not have national employment anti-discrimination laws, although Tokyo, Ibaraki and Akita offer local protections.

Banned under the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act

The 2017 Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act (effective from 2018) explicitly refers to a husband and wife as parties to marriage.

The Information, Communications and Media Act of Bhutan (2018) protects sexual orientation as “Sensitive Personal Data or Information”. Section 8.2(i) of the Bhutan Filming Regulation 2025, reads: "The tone and content of programming shall not in any way incite discrimination, hatred or violence against any individual or identifiable group based on race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital or family status, or political affiliation."

Since 2018, Slovakia recognizes a close person, defined as a sibling or a spouse. A family member or a person in a relationship shall be considered under law a close person if an injury suffered by one of them is "reasonably felt by the other person as an injury suffered by him or her." Limited rights are granted, namely in the area of inheritance.

As of 2018, Illinois has made a update to a Vital records act stating that people are able to get their birth certificates updated. Drivers Licenses are also able to be updated to the correct gender.

In January 2018, the Federal Psychology Council established norms of performance for psychologists in relation to transsexual and transvestite people, also banning any conversion therapy.

Conversion Therapy aimed to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity done by medical practitioners is illegal. The law however has a religious exemption. The bill however has a religious exemption.

Both the repealed Civil Status Law (1964) and its replacement, the Law Relating to Civil Status (Law No. 2018-862) (2018) indicate in Chapter 7 that the President of the Abidjan Court of First Instance has the authority to order the "rectification of civil status records" when petitioned by an applicant or by a public prosecutor. The legislation does not specify what data may be changed and under what circumstances, so it is unclear whether trans and gender-diverse persons would be permitted to make amendments thereunder. Any amendments made must be noted in the records of the Civil Registry.

The registered partnership act was amended to allow second parent adoption by same sex couples.

Adults and Minors are able to change genders as well as gender marker X is available to adults and minors.

Act No. 365/2004 on Equal treatment gives protections for LGB People, Trans people would be covered later on when the act was amended in 2018

While there is no laws criminalizing same sex couples, we have considered it to be illegal becouse there was never a successful adoption by an LGBTQ personnel in Djibouti.

In 2017, the municipality of Pau dos Ferros became the first in Rio Grande Do Norte to censor LGBT topics or issues, since then at least one locality has followed.

In 2017, Hungary relaunched the process for legal gender recognition and did not require surgery, but it did require a medical diagnosis. However, even with these restrictions, there were reports that the government did not follow these requirements in practice by continuing to refuse recognition.

The localities of Araripina and Garanhuns both banned in 2017 the discussion of "gender ideology" or similar.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.

Under federal Australian law (to which the Keeling Islands are subject), same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.

In 2017, the locality of Sousa became the first in Paraíba to censor LGBT topics. At least two more did the same in the next year.

In December of 2017, the St Helena Council passed, in a 9-2 vote, a bill permitting same-sex marriage.

The same judge changed his decision, keeping the “treatment” banned.

In early May 2017, the National Council approved a motion calling on all restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood to be lifted. According to the National Council, only risky behaviour should be a factor for blood donation, not one's sexual orientation. The motion, introduced by the Conservative Democrats, was approved 97–89.[66] However, this was rejected by the Council of States on 29 November 2017.[67] The 1 year deferral period for gay and bisexual men donating blood therefore remains in place.

In 2017, England adopted new regulations allowing men to only need to wait 3 months after sex with another man to give blood.

Scotland and England adopted a 3-month deferral period before Wales, which did so the next year and Northern Ireland two years later. This meant there was a variation in policy within the UK from when England and Scotland changed their policy and when Northern Ireland did.

Federal Adoption of Children Legislation Amendment (Equality) Bill 2017

Haiti does have a small armed forces. There is nothing to suggest LGBT individuals can't enlist in the military but there are also no known cases of LGBT individuals in the Haitian Armed Forces.

In 2017, Arapongas became the first locality to prohibit “gender ideology,” “orienting the sexuality of students” and similar. Since then, some localities have done the same, some of which (notably Londrina's and Cascavel's) have been overturned in 2020 by the supreme court on the basis of unconstitutionality. In 2023, a state law would be passed to ban non-binary and gender-neutral language in schools across the whole state.

Legalized in 2017

Scotland (as did England), in November 2017, replaced the 1-year deferral period with a shorter, 3-month deferral period for men who have sex with men donating blood.

There are explicit legal protections against hate speech based on sexual orientation in the media. Section 10.2(2) on "Violence and Hate speech" of the Broadcasting Guidelines Services 2017. It apply to all Radio and Television broadcasting service providers. Section 8(1)(d) of The Broadcasting (Content) Guidelines 2022. It apply to all broadcasters and content service providers.

The Supreme Court of Nepal issued its judgement, ruling that under Rule 8(1)(h) of the Immigration Rules a foreign national who submits a valid marriage license with a Nepali citizen is eligible to obtain an "NT Visa" as a dependant. The Supreme Court further ruled that the Immigration Rules do not specify that a foreign national applying for an NT Visa must either be of the same or opposite gender. Foreign same-sex spouses of Nepali citizens are now eligible to obtain an NT Visa as a dependant.

Hawaii allows all couples, including same-sex couples, to adopt.

There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Also protected under Section VII, as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.

Surgery is not required under state or federal law.

To change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirement is only a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. Forced divorce was also required if the person was married, before same-sex marriage was legal in Greece.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No state protections exsist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination; no state discrimination protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No state protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No private sector protections exist; however, in 2019, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination in all areas of employment by the state government or by any contractors or grant recipients.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No protections existed at the state level.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. State law provides protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation only.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. Executive branch employees of the state are protected based on sexual orientation only under state law.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No state protections exist.

In 2018, the new Democratic Governor, Laura Kelly, reinstated the 2007 executive order prohibiting discrimination by the state government in areas of employment. No other statewide protections exist. President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No state protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist; some were proposed, but all failed in committee.

On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". Additionally, there are also cases of the police disproportionately using loitering laws on LGBTIQ+ people and targeting them in public spaces for document verification.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No state protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No private sector, statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No protections exist at the state level.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No protections exist at the state level, and the 2016 state ban on local areas banning discrimination quietly expired and was not renewed.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No protections exist at the state level.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. This left only sexual orientation protections at the state level.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. Sexual orientation protections still existed at the state and federal levels, however.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. Statewide protections do not exist in private enterprise.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist.

President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination.

In Azerbaijan, there are several reports of crackdowns of LGBTQ+ people.

Under the Bill 7 of Alberta legislature. As well under Bill C-16.

Since June 1, 2015. Also under Bill C-16. As well there is a hate crime unit investigating complaints.

Section 1741 of the German Civil Code grants all married couples the right to adopt children.

Since October 1st, 2017, a system has been available for all adult citizens called “guardianship appointment”. The system grants couples some limited rights related to assets, wealth and inheritance. Same-sex couples who are eligible are permitted to register.

A bill for marriage equality passed the Bundestag on 30 June 2017 and the Bundesrat on 7 July, becoming law on 1 October. Paragraph 1353 of the German Civil Code.

In 2017, before Botswana's High Court, a transgender man and a transgender woman each successfully contested the Registrar of National Registration's refusal to amend the gender marker on their identity documents. Both individuals invoked Section 16 of the National Registration Act (Act No. 26) (1986), which empowers the Registrar to alter any particulars of a registered person and issue new identity documentation in the event of a significant change in circumstances. These landmark cases have established a precedent for other transgender individuals seeking to update their gender markers on official documents. Subsequently, following the court's rulings, at least 10 transgender individuals have been able to amend their legal gender markers without resorting to legal action.

Gender affirming care is not banned and the right to a legal gender change became recognized on this date.

In 2017 the localities of Várzea Paulista and Pedreira banned information in schools about sexual orientation or "gender ideology". Additionally, a bill was proposed in the state assembly that would ban “the practice of political and ideological indoctrination in the classroom,” but the bill later failed.

There is a one year deferral for MSMs.

Newfoundland and Labrador residents can change their IDs and birth certificates to a neutral gender marker option.

In 2017, Uruguay implemented a mental health law that covers the ban on conversion therapy under Law 19,529.

In September 2017, a federal judge in Brasília approved the use of conversion therapy by a psychologist to “cure” people of homosexuality, overruling the 1999 decision.

In 2017, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in Puebla.

In 2017, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Puebla.

In 2017, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Puebla.

The Gender Identity Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act provided a method for individuals to apply to have identification documents, including passports, updated with an "X" gender marker. Additionally, in September 2024, a law passed by the Maltese parliament came into force allowing Non-binary people to change their birth certificates to have 'X' as a gender marker.

Same-sex marriage became legal in Malta under the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017; replacing the heterosexual definition of marriage with gender-neutral language.

In 2017, Michoacán provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

Article 16 of the Law on the Army of Montenegro adopted on July 26, 2017, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (among others) in relation to persons applying for service in the Army.

On August 10, 2017, Rhode Island banned conversion therapy.

There is protection against sexual harassment based on sexual preferences that applies only to the public sector. Guideline No. 12/2017 on Prevention and combating sexual harassment in the Public Service. issued by the Public Service Commission, states that acts that may constitute sexual harassment include: telling lies or spreading rumors about a person's sex life; ask questions about a person's sex life; discussing one person's sex life with another; asking about another person's sexual fantasies, sexual preferences, or sexual history; making sexual comments about a person's clothing, anatomy or appearance; among others.

A 1-year deferral was in effect.

Article 354 of Chad’s Penal Code criminalizes “[a]nyone who has sexual relations with persons of their own sex” with a prison sentence of between 3 months and 2 years and a fine of between 50,000 and 500,000 francs.

Same-sex adoption is legal in Puebla since 2017.

Since 2017, same-sex marriage is recognised in Puebla thanks to a Supreme Court ruling.

Pima County is currently the only jurisdiction to ban conversion therapy in Arizona. The Pima County Board of Supervisors passed the measure in a 3-2 vote with offenders being fined up to 2,500 dollars. An executive order was implemented by Governor Hobbs in June of 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. No bill pends for or against banning at the moment in any state legislatures but discussion has spawned out of the topic. Despite regulators considering the practice controversial, no action has been taken against licensed therapists who pathologize the treatment.

In 2017, Aguascalientes added gender identity as a protected characteristic from discrimination including in housing.

In 2017, Aguascalientes added gender identity as a protected characteristic in its anti-discrimination laws.

In 2017, Aguascalientes added gender identity as a protected characteristic from discrimination including in employment.

On July 28th, 2017, the Government of Northwest Territories became the first jurisdiction in Canada to offer a third gender option.

On July 11th, 2017, Chiapas began allowing for same-sex couples to legally marry after the Supreme Court ruled its ban on such a violation of the constitution.

On July 11th, 2017, same-sex marriage was legalized in Chiapas. Now gay couples can adopt.

Oregon became the first state to legally recognize the non-binary/non-confirming gender on licenses on July 3rd, 2017.

On June 15th, 2017, Oregon officials voted yes to allowing the legal representation of non-binary people. On July 3rd, 2017, this option became available to the public.

Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition.

The Criminal Code and the Law on Criminal Procedure outlaw discrimination against LGBT people.

Northwest Territories residents can ask for an X as a gender marker on their birth certificates.

The criminal code of Mongolia outlaws discrimination against LGBT people.

Since 2017, Nayarit has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification.

The Faroe Islands legalized same-sex marriage in 2017, becoming the last Nordic territory to do so.

Residents do not require surgery to change their gender marker.

The Criminal Code and the Law on Criminal Procedure outlaw discrimination against LGBT people.

Spain does not provide recognition for non-binary, and intersex people on a national level. However, three provinces have introduced such recognition: Canarias, La Rioja, and Navarra. Navarra became the first on June 29th, 2017, when Law No. 8 (2017) went into effect. Article 44 (1) and (2) state 1. "The Public Administrations of Navarra, within the scope of their powers, must adopt all the necessary measures so that the administrative documentation, in all the areas contemplated in this provincial law, is appropriate to the diversity of sexual or gender identity of LGTBI+ people and the heterogeneity of the family situation."

Navarre has recognised the non-binary gender since 2017 and became the first Spanish community to recognise it.

Spain does not provide recognition for non-binary, and intersex people on a national level. However, three provinces have introduced such recognition: Canarias, La Rioja, and Navarra. Navarra became the first on June 29th, 2017, when Law No. 8 (2017) went into effect. Article 44 (1) and (2) state 1. "The Public Administrations of Navarra, within the scope of their powers, must adopt all the necessary measures so that the administrative documentation, in all the areas contemplated in this provincial law, is appropriate to the diversity of sexual or gender identity of LGTBI+ people and the heterogeneity of the family situation." 2. "Likewise, it must be guaranteed, in access to public services and benefits, that transsexual, transgender and intersex people can be named and treated according to the sex or gender with which they identify (be it man, woman or another )."

Under American law, same-sex couples can adopt children.

Any single adult can adopt, regardless of being LGBT. There is however no protections in place for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Couples must be married to adopt jointly or for second parent adoption.

Under federal law. No restrictions

On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting.

under state and federal law. Any single person is allowed to adopt. To adopt as a couple, the individuals must however be married. Second parent adoption is also permitted. Agencies are however allowed to discriminate against LGBT couples on the basis of religion.

New Hamsphire allows single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples.

On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting.

In June 2017, Washington D.C. began allowing individuals to have their gender marker on their driver’s licenses be “X”.

Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal. Two unmarried individuals cannot adopt jointly. North Carolina does not explicitly protect LGBT individuals from discrimination.

Single-parent and joint-parent adoption is legal for any adult pursuant Official Code of Georgia §19-8-3. However, no appellate court case law or statutes dictate legality of same-sex second-parent adoption, which means ruling has varied by county and judge.

Any single person is permitted to adopt per statute. State law allows any married individual to adopt their spouse's child via stepparent adoption, even though some counties or judges might give LGBT prospective parents trouble. Married LGBT couples can adopt jointly.

Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are all legal. In some cases, adoption has also been approved for unmarried LGBT couples. However, Texas allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion.

Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal. Alabama however allows discrimination against LGBT people on the basis of religion, which means they can be refused adoption by some adoption agencies. They can also refuse to place a child with a next-of-kin family member if that family member happens to be LGBT.

Bill C-16 received Royal Ascent on 19 June 2017, revising the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code.

Yukon residents can ask for an X on their birth certificate.

Since June 13th 2017, Yukon became the last province or territory to allow trans people to change their gender marker in Canada without undergoing surgeries.

In 2017, Paraiba passed Law No. 10,909 which amended its anti-discrimination law to prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of gender identity.

In 2017, Paraiba passed Law No. 10909 which amended its anti-discrimination law to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity.

In 2017, Paraiba passed Law 10,909 which extended protections from discrimination in all areas to gender identity.

In 2017, Israel began allowing men who have not had sex with men in over a year to donate blood.

In June 2017, Yukon amended its Human Rights Act to add gender identity and expression to its protected characteristics from discrimination.

Proof of surgery is no longer required. Instead, individuals are asked to provide a statement from a medical professional or a psychologist certifying that they underwent the appropriate treatment to change their legal gender.

Individuals can request an X gender marker on their documents.

In 2017, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in Nuevo León.

In 2017, gender identity was added as a protected characteristic from discrimination in employment in Nuevo León.

In 2017, gender identity became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing in Nuevo León.

In 2017, Utah replaced the section of the public education curriculum that prohibited the advocacy of homosexuality with one that instead prohibited “premarital or extramarital sexual activity.”

Same-sex marriage became legal in Guernsey on May 4, 2017, when the 2016's "Same-Sex Marriage (Guernsey) Law" was enacted. The government passed a resolution promising to implement it in December 2015, they passed a bill the next year and the year after that it took effect.

The Supreme Court ruled that same sex-marriage was allowed under the Marriage Act 1944 and the Human Rights Act.

The Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2017 introduced Civil Partnerships and modified the Marriage Ordinance 1996 to state that same-sex marriages are lawful and would be treated the same as marriage between a man and a woman.

Blanket ban replaced by a 1 year deferral period.

Since April 26th 2017, it is no longer required to undergo surgeries to change one's gender marker in New-Brunswick.

Both are protected under the Yukon Human Rights Code as well as federally under bill C-16.

UK changes of gender are recognised. The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014 (effective 2017) states "the gender of an individual is his or her gender as registered at birth, unless the person possesses a gender recognition certificate issued under section 9 of the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004, in which case the person's gender is the acquired gender." This makes gender recognition legal if it occurred in the UK but not in the Falklands.

Ban Passed by Senate Committee of New Mexico.

The Population Management (Guernsey) Law of 2016 has allowed same-sex couples to adopt jointly since April 3, 2017.

In 2016 the Norwegian Directorate of Health decided that from April 2017 MSMs and men who had sold themselves sexually would be accepted as blood donors, provided that there had been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact.

In 2017, new protections were passed, prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people in housing.

In 2016 the Norwegian Directorate of Health decided that from April 2017 MSMs and men who had sold themselves sexually would be accepted as blood donors, provided that there had been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact.

In 2016 the Norwegian Directorate of Health decided that from April 2017 MSMs and men who had sold themselves sexually would be accepted as blood donors, provided that there had been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact.

Some specific laws and decrees contemplate in their articles the prohibition of discrimination or protection based on sexual orientation or gender identity, such as: Decree 6973 regulating Law 577/2016, effective 2017, on "Comprehensive protection of women against all forms of violence", in its article 3 on "Protected persons" establishes that the protection of women in situations of violence without any kind of discrimination based on sexual orientation; Law 6149/2018 on Protection and Facilities for the Naturalization of Stateless Persons, in its article 9 on "Non-discrimination" establishes that: "The authorities will guarantee the free and full exercise of all the rights recognized in this law to the stateless person or applicant for recognition of such a condition that is subject to the jurisdiction of the country, without any discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity."; Law 6534/2020 on the Protection of Personal Credit Data, in its article 3(b) defines as sensitive personal data "Those that refer to the intimate sphere of its owner, or whose improper use may give rise to discrimination or entail a serious risk personal data that may reveal aspects such as data related to health, life, preference or sexual orientation, ."

In 2017, Nayarit added gender identity as a protected characteristic in its anti-discrimination law, including in employment.

In 2017, Nayarit added gender identity as a protected characteristic in its anti-discrimination law, including in housing.

In 2017, Nayarit added gender identity as a protected characteristic in its anti-discrimination law.

Full adoption is now legal in Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

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In all of Finland.

Finland voted to legalize full marriage for same-sex couples on November 28, 2014, but it went into effect on March 1, 2017. It was the last Nordic sovereign state to approve gay marriage.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

Finland voted to legalize full marriage for same-sex couples on November 28, 2014, but it went into effect on March 1, 2017. It was the last Nordic sovereign state to approve gay marriage.

The Partnership Act was adopted on April 21, 2016. This law confers the rights to subsistence and maintenance, jointly owned property, occupancy, inheritance, and partner healthcare. The rights to joint adoption and in vitro fertilisation were not granted.

In 2017, South Australia's legislation to allow same-sex couples to adopt came into effect.

In 2017 it became legal to change gender, with or without surgery.

Delaware does not require surgery for legal gender recognition but does require medical documentation.

LGBT couple can marry in Aguascalientes after gaining protection.

The Irish Government enforces a one-year deferral on men who have had sex with men from donating blood.

In 2017, Tlaxcala began providing recognition of same-sex couples as civil unions with marriage rights.

In 2022, the High Court rejected the State’s appeal of a lower court decision of 2017 and emphasized that fundamental human rights, including protection from discrimination and respect for private life, extend to transgender persons. It ruled that the absence of legislation cannot be an excuse for denying legal gender recognition, but the ruling narrowly defined the process for changing the gender registration of transgender persons at civil registry offices, requiring psychological assessments, complete gender reassignment surgery, and gender screening. In January 2017, the Eerste Kantongerecht (one of 3 Courts of First Instance in Suriname) granted a transgender woman the right to have her gender formally changed with the Central Bureau of Civil Affairs and ordered the registry to officially change her registration to reflect her amended status. The Association of Pentecostal Churches in Suriname (VVPES) and the Suriname Islamic Association (SIV), which had protested against and opposed the right to recognize a gender change, indicated they would "accept the verdict". In February 2017, the Central Bureau of Civil Affairs formally appealed the court ruling. In January 2022, the Suriname Court of Appeal ruled in favor and ordered the gender change on the birth certificate of the transgender woman who had undergone sex reassignment surgery in 2009.

In 2017, Ica began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ancash began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, sexual orientation became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing and gender identity was protected from discrimination in all other areas in Apurimac under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ancash began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, sexual orientation became a protected characteristic from discrimination in housing and gender identity was protected from discrimination in all other areas in Ayacucho under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Cajamarca began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

Legislative Decree #1323 of Peru states that crimes motivated by intolerance or discrimination including sexual orientation and gender identity will receive stronger penalizations. According to Articles 46 and 323 of the Penal Code, the decree issued in 2017 outlawing discrimination, incitement to discrimination, and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity is still in effect.

In 2017, Ancash began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Arequipa began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Cajamarca began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Cusco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, El Callao began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Huanuco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ica began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Junin began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lambayeque began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima City began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Moquegua began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Pasco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ucayali began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Tumbes began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Puno began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Apurimac extended employment discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2008.

In 2017, Ayacucho extended employment discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2009.

In 2017, Huancavelica extended employment discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2009.

In 2017, sexual orientation and gender identity both became protected characteristics from discrimination in housing in San Martin under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Moquegua began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Cusco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Cusco began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Huancavelica protected sexual orientation and gender identity in all areas under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Puno began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

Legislative Decree 1323 amended Article 323 of the Penal Code to incorporate the prohibition of all forms of discrimination and incitement to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Legislative Decree 1323 amended Article 323 of the Penal Code to incorporate the prohibition of all forms of discrimination and incitement to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

In 2017, Ica began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Huanuco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Huancavelica began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Tumbes began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Piura extended employment discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2016.

In 2017, Ucayali began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lambayeque began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Pasco began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Huanuco began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, El Callao began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Madre de Dios extended employment discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2009.

In 2017, Cajamarca began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Junin began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Junin began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Apurimac began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Madre de Dios began providing protections from discrimination in all areas on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Moquegua began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Pasco began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Tacna began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Puno began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima City began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ancash began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, sexual orientation and gender identity became protected characteristics from discrimination in all areas in Tacna under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lima City began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ayacucho began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Ucayali began providing protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Madre de Dios began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Lambayeque began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, San Martin began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, El Callao began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Arequipa began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Tumbes began providing protections from discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Peruvian law.

In 2017, Piura extended discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2016.

In 2017, Piura extended housing discrimination protections to gender identity under federal Peruvian law. Sexual orientation was already protected since 2016.

The government (National Registration Department (NRD)) won an appeal allowing them not to allow for the changing of a person's identity on various forms of identification.

LGB couples cannot adopt in Slovakia as of 2023. All single people regardless of sexual orientation can however

Homosexuality became illegal in Chad since 2017

Under French law, trans people can change their legal gender without surgery or medical diagnosis since 2017. This law also applies to Martinique.

Under French law, trans people can change their legal gender without surgery or medical diagnosis since 2017. This law also applies to Guadeloupe.

Change of name and gender legal since 2007

Bill C-16 amended the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.

In February of 2017, a lesbian woman successfully adopted her partner’s child. Since then, many other same-sex couples adopted their partners child. In 2020 a same-sex couple adopted a child. Theoretically, infertile couples may be able to jointly adopt non-biological but it is unclear if this applies to same-sex couples.

In Tajikistan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics, although there are reports of certain topics of LGBTQ+ that are restricted.

Court decision pending.

On November 24, 2015, the Vietnamese National Assembly voted overwhelmingly (282 from the 366 members of the National Assembly) in favour of legalizing the right to change an individual's legal gender. This law went into effect in 2017.

On December 14, 2016, Pittsburgh became the first city in Pennsylvania to pass a bill that bans conversion therapy on minors. The law went into effect on January 1, 2017.

Section 50 of the Labour and Employment Relations Act (2017) prohibits discrimination at the workplace, including on the basis of sexual orientation as a protected attribute (under Section 50(2)(b)).

Article 350(i) of the Penal Code (2017) establishes the aggravated punishment of imprisonment for ten to twenty years for rape committed because of the victim's sexual orientation.