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Undergrad in Politics and Arab at University of Leeds UK - find me on twitter @murrayhawthorne
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murrayhawthorne created an entry in Nebraska.
Same-sex marriage: Legal from Jun 26, 2015 to (none).
After a 5-4 vote in Supreme Court attempts by conservative states to ban same-sex marriage were overturned making it legal across the USA.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Belgium.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2003 to (none).
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Austria.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2004 to (none).
All discriminations against LGBT people are illegal in Austria
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Andorra.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Jan 1, 2005 to Feb 15, 2019.
Sexual orientation only
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Albania.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from Mar 13, 2010 to (none).
Chapter II of the Anti-Discrimination Law from 2010 bans discrimination in employment. Discrimination is prohibited on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics among…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Taiwan.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2007 to (none).
In 2007 and 2008, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to two employment laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at work. Employment discrimination based on…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Israel.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from 1992 to Jun 10, 2015.
In 1992, employment discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation was outlawed.
Sources: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ab… web.archive.org/web/2016091…//www.keshetuk.org/uploads/1/3/8/6/13861493/keshet_uk_factsheet_israel_mar13_v3.pdf
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Namibia.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Oct 21, 2021 to (none).
"A Namibian court has found that the constitution bans discrimination based on sexual orientation." Section 139 of the Labour Act of 2004 repealed the Labour Act of 1992 which in Section 107…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in South Africa.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 1996 to (none).
Section 9(3) of the South African Constitution prohibits unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender and sexual orientation. In addition, the Constitutional Court has stated that the section…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Seychelles.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from 2006 to (none).
See articles 2, 46A (1) and 46B of the Employment Act 1995, amended by Act 4 of 2006
Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi… staging.ilo. org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/40108/90799/F1128259675/SYC40108.pdf
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Mozambique.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from 2007 to (none).
Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007
Sources: : tipmoz.com/library/resource… media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Mauritius.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from 2008 to (none).
Article 2 of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008, prohibits discrimination in employment and other activities on many grounds, including sexual orientation.
Sources: old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi… : ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--- ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_126781.pdf.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Cape Verde.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from 2008 to (none).
According to Article 45(2) and Article 406(3) of the Novo Código Laboral Cabo-Verdiano.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Botswana.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Aug 10, 2010 to (none).
LGB people are protected here. No laws in place for trans people.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Barbados.
Equal age of consent: N/A from 1992 to Dec 12, 2022.
Homosexuality is illegal.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in region.
Equal age of consent: Equal from Jul 5, 2022 to (none).
Supreme court July 2022 ruling made age of consent equal.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in region.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) from 1995 to Jul 5, 2022.
Sexual Offences Act of 1995 (Act No. 9) Buggery Article 12. “(1) A person who commits buggery is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for life, if…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Sao Tome and Principe.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (other penalty) from Sep 16, 1886 to 2012.
Inherited from Portuguese colonial era (amended in 1954). Articles 70 and 71(4°) provide for the imposition of security measures on people who habitually practice acts against nature. The…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Sao Tome and Principe.
Homosexual activity: Legal from 2012 to (none).
A new Penal Code was adopted in 2012 removing previous punishments.
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Côte d’Ivoire.
Equal age of consent: Unequal from (unknown) to (none).
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Côte d’Ivoire.
Homosexual activity: Legal from (unknown) to (none).
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Tunisia.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1913 to (none).
Penal Code of 1913: Article 230: “The masculine homosexuality and feminine homosexuality that is not covered by any of the other previous articles, is punished with imprisonment for three years”…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Germany.
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from Sep 10, 1980 to Jan 28, 2011.
Section 8 § 1 of the German Transsexuellengesetz (Transsexuals Act of September 10, 1980) states that transgender people can change their first names and gender entry under the condition of…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Germany.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from Jun 29, 2006 to (none).
National law was amended in 2006 when the Treaty of Amsterdam was signed - giving all people the same rights under law. The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany clarified in 1 BvR 2019/16 that…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Germany.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2006 to (none).
Due to Germany being a Federal Republic many states have had anti-discrimination laws as early as 1992. But by signing the Treaty of Amsterdam (EU) Germany amended its national anti-discrimination…
murrayhawthorne created an entry in Germany.
Serving openly in military: Legal from 2000 to (none).
Article 3 (1) of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany and Article 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms protect against unequal…