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LGBTQ+ Rights by Country

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Homosexual activity

131
Legal
60
Illegal
Legal
131 regions (67%)
Illegal
60 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (3%)
Legal
49 regions (98%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
8 regions (57%)
Illegal
6 regions (43%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (92%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
19 regions (83%)
Illegal
4 regions (17%)
North America
Legal
22 regions (42%)
Illegal
30 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
22 regions (50%)
Illegal
19 regions (43%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia

Same-sex marriage

36
Legal
76
Somewhere in between
81
Illegal
Legal
36 regions (18%)
Somewhere in between
76 regions (39%)
Illegal
81 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (2%)
Legal
21 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (36%)
Illegal
11 regions (22%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
7 regions (50%)
Illegal
5 regions (36%)
Oceania
Legal
6 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (17%)
Illegal
4 regions (33%)
South America
Legal
5 regions (22%)
Somewhere in between
13 regions (57%)
Illegal
5 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
19 regions (36%)
Illegal
33 regions (62%)
Africa
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (39%)
Illegal
23 regions (52%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia

Censorship of LGBT Issues

137
No censorship
50
Censorship exists
No censorship
137 regions (70%)
Censorship exists
50 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (5%)
No censorship
43 regions (86%)
Censorship exists
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
No censorship
14 regions (100%)
Oceania
No censorship
11 regions (92%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (8%)
South America
No censorship
21 regions (91%)
Censorship exists
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
No censorship
32 regions (60%)
Censorship exists
18 regions (34%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Africa
No censorship
16 regions (36%)
Censorship exists
24 regions (55%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia

Right to change legal gender

33
Legal
57
Somewhere in between
95
Illegal
Legal
33 regions (17%)
Somewhere in between
57 regions (29%)
Illegal
95 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (6%)
Legal
17 regions (34%)
Somewhere in between
26 regions (52%)
Illegal
7 regions (14%)
Europe
Legal
1 regions (7%)
Illegal
11 regions (79%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Legal
7 regions (58%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (17%)
Illegal
3 regions (25%)
South America
Legal
3 regions (13%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (9%)
Illegal
17 regions (74%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
2 regions (4%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (11%)
Illegal
40 regions (75%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (9%)
Africa
Legal
3 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
21 regions (48%)
Illegal
17 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia

Gender-Affirming Care

118
Legal
37
Somewhere in between
11
Banned
Legal
118 regions (60%)
Somewhere in between
37 regions (19%)
Banned
11 regions (6%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
30 regions (15%)
Legal
39 regions (78%)
Somewhere in between
9 regions (18%)
Banned
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
5 regions (36%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (57%)
Oceania
Legal
12 regions (100%)
South America
Legal
22 regions (96%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
10 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
20 regions (38%)
Banned
6 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (32%)
Africa
Legal
30 regions (68%)
Somewhere in between
7 regions (16%)
Banned
4 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia

Legal recognition of non-binary gender

16
Recognized
4
Some recognition
172
Not recognized
Recognized
16 regions (8%)
Some recognition
4 regions (2%)
Not recognized
172 regions (88%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (2%)
Recognized
4 regions (8%)
Some recognition
2 regions (4%)
Not recognized
42 regions (84%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Recognized
2 regions (14%)
Not recognized
12 regions (86%)
Oceania
Recognized
3 regions (25%)
Some recognition
1 regions (8%)
Not recognized
8 regions (67%)
South America
Recognized
3 regions (13%)
Not recognized
19 regions (83%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Some recognition
1 regions (2%)
Not recognized
51 regions (96%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
40 regions (91%)
Asia

LGBT discrimination

55
Protected
61
Some protections
79
No protections
Protected
55 regions (28%)
Some protections
61 regions (31%)
No protections
79 regions (40%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (1%)
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
12 regions (24%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
6 regions (43%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
Oceania
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
14 regions (61%)
No protections
4 regions (17%)
North America
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
14 regions (26%)
No protections
36 regions (68%)
Africa
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
11 regions (25%)
No protections
29 regions (66%)
Asia

LGBT employment discrimination

64
Protected
31
Some protections
91
No protections
Protected
64 regions (33%)
Some protections
31 regions (16%)
No protections
91 regions (46%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (5%)
Protected
37 regions (74%)
Some protections
5 regions (10%)
No protections
8 regions (16%)
Europe
Protected
6 regions (43%)
Some protections
3 regions (21%)
No protections
5 regions (36%)
Oceania
Protected
6 regions (50%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
South America
Protected
7 regions (30%)
Some protections
6 regions (26%)
No protections
7 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (13%)
North America
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
8 regions (15%)
No protections
39 regions (74%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Africa
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
5 regions (11%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia

LGBT housing discrimination

53
Protected
14
Some protections
110
No protections
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
No protections
110 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
19 regions (10%)
Protected
33 regions (66%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
3 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
41 regions (77%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (13%)
Africa
Protected
3 regions (7%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
31 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (14%)
Asia

Same-sex adoption

38
Legal
107
Somewhere in between
45
Illegal
Legal
38 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
107 regions (55%)
Illegal
45 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (3%)
Legal
23 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
20 regions (40%)
Illegal
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (71%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Legal
5 regions (42%)
Somewhere in between
6 regions (50%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
4 regions (17%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (74%)
Illegal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
2 regions (4%)
Somewhere in between
37 regions (70%)
Illegal
14 regions (26%)
Africa
Legal
2 regions (5%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (39%)
Illegal
21 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia

Intersex infant surgery

13
Banned
2
Somewhere in between
30
Not banned
Banned
13 regions (7%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (1%)
Not banned
30 regions (15%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
151 regions (77%)
Banned
8 regions (16%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (4%)
Not banned
10 regions (20%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
30 regions (60%)
Europe
Not banned
1 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (93%)
Oceania
Banned
3 regions (25%)
Not banned
9 regions (75%)
South America
Not banned
3 regions (13%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
20 regions (87%)
North America
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
51 regions (96%)
Africa
Banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
6 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
37 regions (84%)
Asia

Serving openly in military

60
Legal
54
Somewhere in between
46
Illegal
Legal
60 regions (31%)
Somewhere in between
54 regions (28%)
Illegal
46 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
36 regions (18%)
Legal
26 regions (52%)
Somewhere in between
19 regions (38%)
Illegal
1 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (8%)
Europe
Legal
5 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (64%)
Oceania
Legal
10 regions (83%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (17%)
South America
Legal
9 regions (39%)
Somewhere in between
4 regions (17%)
Illegal
2 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (35%)
North America
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (34%)
Illegal
26 regions (49%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (15%)
Africa
Legal
9 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
11 regions (25%)
Illegal
17 regions (39%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (16%)
Asia

Blood donations by MSMs

120
Legal
2
Somewhere in between
58
Illegal
Legal
120 regions (61%)
Somewhere in between
2 regions (1%)
Illegal
58 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (8%)
Legal
35 regions (70%)
Illegal
13 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Legal
10 regions (71%)
Illegal
4 regions (29%)
Oceania
Legal
11 regions (92%)
Illegal
1 regions (8%)
South America
Legal
18 regions (78%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (4%)
Illegal
3 regions (13%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Legal
32 regions (60%)
Illegal
12 regions (23%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (17%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (32%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (2%)
Illegal
25 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia

Conversion therapy

24
Banned
2
Partially banned
157
Not banned
Banned
24 regions (12%)
Partially banned
2 regions (1%)
Not banned
157 regions (80%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (7%)
Banned
10 regions (20%)
Not banned
38 regions (76%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Banned
3 regions (21%)
Partially banned
1 regions (7%)
Not banned
9 regions (64%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
Oceania
Banned
6 regions (50%)
Not banned
5 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Banned
1 regions (4%)
Not banned
18 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
North America
Not banned
52 regions (98%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Banned
4 regions (9%)
Partially banned
1 regions (2%)
Not banned
35 regions (80%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (9%)
Asia

Equal age of consent

134
Equal
9
Unequal
Equal
134 regions (68%)
Unequal
9 regions (5%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
53 regions (27%)
Equal
49 regions (98%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Equal
11 regions (79%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (21%)
Oceania
Equal
9 regions (75%)
Unequal
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
South America
Equal
20 regions (87%)
Unequal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (9%)
North America
Equal
20 regions (38%)
Unequal
6 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (51%)
Africa
Equal
25 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
19 regions (43%)
Asia

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