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.

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Article 17(1) of the Law on Equal Treatment (2004) prohibits sexual orientation discrimination in employment. Gender identity is not explicity mentioned.

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Sexual orientation only

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There is legislation protecting both sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace

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In 2007 and 2008, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to two employment laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation at work. Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited under Article 5 of the Employment Service Act (2007) and Chapter II of the Gender Equality in Employment Act (2008).

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People are protected from being discriminated against based on sexuality

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"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 Section 139 of the Labour Act of 2004 repealed the Labour Act of 1992 which in Section 107 prohibited sexual orientation discrimination.

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Section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act (1995) establishes that a dismissal is “automatically unfair” when it is based on the employee’s "sexual orientation". Moreover, Section 6(1) of the Employment Equity Act (1998) prohibits direct and indirect discrimination of an employee on the basis of "sexual orientation". Additionally, Section 1(xxii)(a) of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (Act No. 4) (2000) includes "sexual orientation" as one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination. Section 6 of the Act establishes a “general prohibition of unfair discrimination”, according to which “neither the State nor any person may unfairly discriminate against any person”. Moreover, Section 29 includes employment among the areas covered by this Act. In March 2022 a new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination on Harassment in the workplace (2022) was published in the State Gazette which expands upon and clarifies the definitions of harassment and explicitly bans harassment on the basis of "sexual orientation" and bullying in the form of "LGBTQIA+ phobic language". Gender identity is not explicity mentioned.

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See articles 2, 46A (1) and 46B of the Employment Act 1995, amended by Act 4 of 2006

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Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007

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e page 8 of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008, which prohibits discrimination in employment and other activities on many grounds, including ‘sexual orientation

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According to Article 45(2) and Article 406(3) of the Novo Código Laboral Cabo-Verdiano.

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LGB people are protected here. No laws in place for trans people.

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Homosexuality is illegal.

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Supreme court July 2022 ruling made age of consent equal.

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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 committed by an adult on a minor; (b) for  fteen years, if committed by an adult on another adult; (c) for  ve years, if committed by a minor. (2) In this section “buggery” means sexual intercourse per anum by a male person with a male person or by a male person with a female person.” Serious indecency Article 15. “(1) A person who commits an act of serious indecency on or towards another is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for ten years, if committed on or towards a minor under sixteen years of age; (b) for  ve years, if committed on or towards a person sixteen years of age or more, (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act of serious indecency committed in private between - (a) a husband and his wife; or (b) a male person and a female person each of whom is sixteen years of age or more; (3) An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person involving the use of genital organ for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.”

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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 security measures may include: a bond of good behavior, being put on probation for a certain period, or even internment in a workhouse or agricultural colony (from 6 months to 3 years).

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A new Penal Code was adopted in 2012 removing previous punishments.

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Homosexual acts are legal.

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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” (unofficial translation)

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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 gender-affirming surgery, sterilization, and divorce.

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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 the general right of personality (Article 2 (1) in conjunction with Article 1 (1) of the Basic Law) protects gender identity. It also protects the gender identity of non-binary people. Article 3 (3) of the Basic Law includes non-binary people on the protection against discrimination on ground of their gender.

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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 laws to include sexual orientation.

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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 treatment on grounds of sexual orientation.

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