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LGBTQ+ Rights by Country

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Homosexual activity

130
Legal
60
Illegal
Legal
130 regions (66%)
Illegal
60 regions (30%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (4%)
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
18 regions (78%)
Illegal
5 regions (22%)
North America
Legal
23 regions (43%)
Illegal
30 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Africa
Legal
21 regions (48%)
Illegal
18 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia

Same-sex marriage

36
Legal
77
Somewhere in between
82
Illegal
Legal
36 regions (18%)
Somewhere in between
77 regions (39%)
Illegal
82 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (1%)
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
3 regions (25%)
Illegal
3 regions (25%)
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 (35%)
Illegal
34 regions (63%)
Africa
Legal
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (39%)
Illegal
24 regions (55%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (5%)
Asia

Censorship of LGBT Issues

137
No censorship
52
Censorship exists
No censorship
137 regions (70%)
Censorship exists
52 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (4%)
No censorship
42 regions (84%)
Censorship exists
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
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
33 regions (61%)
Censorship exists
18 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Africa
No censorship
16 regions (36%)
Censorship exists
26 regions (59%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (5%)
Asia

Right to change legal gender

34
Legal
49
Somewhere in between
103
Illegal
Legal
34 regions (17%)
Somewhere in between
49 regions (25%)
Illegal
103 regions (52%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (6%)
Legal
17 regions (34%)
Somewhere in between
23 regions (46%)
Illegal
9 regions (18%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
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
1 regions (8%)
Illegal
4 regions (33%)
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
5 regions (9%)
Illegal
42 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (9%)
Africa
Legal
4 regions (9%)
Somewhere in between
18 regions (41%)
Illegal
20 regions (45%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (5%)
Asia

Legal recognition of non-binary gender

16
Recognized
4
Some recognition
176
Not recognized
Recognized
16 regions (8%)
Some recognition
4 regions (2%)
Not recognized
176 regions (89%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (1%)
Recognized
4 regions (8%)
Some recognition
2 regions (4%)
Not recognized
44 regions (88%)
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
53 regions (98%)
Africa
Recognized
4 regions (9%)
Not recognized
40 regions (91%)
Asia

LGBT discrimination

53
Protected
63
Some protections
81
No protections
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Some protections
63 regions (32%)
No protections
81 regions (41%)
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
15 regions (30%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Europe
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
7 regions (50%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
Oceania
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
South America
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
13 regions (57%)
No protections
4 regions (17%)
North America
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
15 regions (28%)
No protections
37 regions (69%)
Africa
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
9 regions (20%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
Asia

LGBT employment discrimination

61
Protected
31
Some protections
94
No protections
Protected
61 regions (31%)
Some protections
31 regions (16%)
No protections
94 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
11 regions (6%)
Protected
36 regions (72%)
Some protections
6 regions (12%)
No protections
8 regions (16%)
Europe
Protected
5 regions (36%)
Some protections
4 regions (29%)
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
7 regions (13%)
No protections
41 regions (76%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
Africa
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
31 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia

LGBT housing discrimination

53
Protected
16
Some protections
111
No protections
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Some protections
16 regions (8%)
No protections
111 regions (56%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (9%)
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Europe
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
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
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
15 regions (65%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
North America
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
43 regions (80%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (11%)
Africa
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
31 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia

Same-sex adoption

38
Legal
108
Somewhere in between
47
Illegal
Legal
38 regions (19%)
Somewhere in between
108 regions (55%)
Illegal
47 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (2%)
Legal
23 regions (46%)
Somewhere in between
20 regions (40%)
Illegal
7 regions (14%)
Europe
Legal
2 regions (14%)
Somewhere in between
10 regions (71%)
Illegal
2 regions (14%)
Oceania
Legal
6 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
5 regions (42%)
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
1 regions (2%)
Somewhere in between
39 regions (72%)
Illegal
14 regions (26%)
Africa
Legal
2 regions (5%)
Somewhere in between
17 regions (39%)
Illegal
22 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)
Asia

Serving openly in military

59
Legal
56
Somewhere in between
47
Illegal
Legal
59 regions (30%)
Somewhere in between
56 regions (28%)
Illegal
47 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
35 regions (18%)
Legal
25 regions (50%)
Somewhere in between
20 regions (40%)
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
19 regions (35%)
Illegal
26 regions (48%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (15%)
Africa
Legal
9 regions (20%)
Somewhere in between
11 regions (25%)
Illegal
18 regions (41%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (14%)
Asia

Blood donations by MSMs

121
Legal
1
Somewhere in between
58
Illegal
Legal
121 regions (61%)
Somewhere in between
1 regions (1%)
Illegal
58 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (9%)
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
33 regions (61%)
Illegal
12 regions (22%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
9 regions (17%)
Africa
Legal
14 regions (32%)
Illegal
25 regions (57%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (11%)
Asia

Conversion therapy

25
Banned
1
Partially banned
161
Not banned
Banned
25 regions (13%)
Partially banned
1 regions (1%)
Not banned
161 regions (82%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
10 regions (5%)
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
54 regions (100%)
Africa
Banned
5 regions (11%)
Not banned
37 regions (84%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (5%)
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
54 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
18 regions (78%)
Unequal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
North America
Equal
21 regions (39%)
Unequal
6 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (50%)
Africa
Equal
26 regions (59%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
18 regions (41%)
Asia
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