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Country
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
Total
Ranking
We have 14 categories ranging from gay-marriage to death penalty for homosexuals. The
countries are colour coded with dark green be-
Sweden
United Kingdom
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Canada
-1
Denmark
Reunion
Iceland
Norway
Spain
-1
Finland3
Luxembourg
Uruguay
Andorra
Portugal
-1
Ireland4
Germany
French Polynesia
-1
New Caledonia
-1
Austria
10
18
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Ranking
Country
Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
18
Malta
-1
23
Switzerland
Brazil
-1
Guadeloupe
-1
-1
Martinique
-1
-1
New Zealand
Slovenia
-1
Greenland
Gibraltar
Argentina
-1
-1
Czech Republic
Estonia
South Africa
-1
-2
Israel
-1
-1
USA*
-1
-1
Australia
-1
Thailand
Guam
-1
Colombia
-1
-1
-2
Puerto Rico7
-1
-1
-2
Hungary
-1
-1
Liechtenstein
Ecuador
-1
-1
-1
Mexico
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
Nepal
-1
-1
Mozambique
Macao
-1
Aruba
Croatia
-1
-1
-1
Bosnia-Herzegovina8
-1
-1
Costa Rica
-1
-1
Slovakia
-1
-1
Bolivia
-1
-1
Taiwan
-1
Italy
-1
-1
Greece
-1
-1
Cyprus
-1
-1
Curacao
-1
St. Maarten9
-1
-1
-1
30
37
42
49
61
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Ranking
Country
Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
61
Bulgaria
-1
-1
-1
Montenegro
-1
-1
-1
Romania
-1
-1
-1
Benin
-1
Cambodia
-1
China/Hong Kong
-1
Philippines10
-1
Vietnam
-1
Albania
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
Japan
-1
Nicaragua
-1
-1
Kosovo
-2
-2
Latvia
-1
-1
Mongolia
-1
Venezuela
-1
-1
Bermuda
-1
Poland
-1
-1
-1
-1
Guinea-Bissau
-1
-1
-1
Monaco
-1
-1
-1
San Marino
-1
-2
-1
Kazakhstan
-1
-1
-1
Laos
-1
-1
Moldova
-1
-1
-1
-1
Macedonia
-1
-1
-1
Lithuania
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Chile
-1
-1
-2
Seychelles11
-1
-1
-2
Azerbaijan
-2
-1
-1
-1
Armenia
12
-2
-1
-1
Serbia
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
Gabon
-2
-1
-2
Fiji
-2
-1
-1
-1
Ukraine
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Vanuatu
-2
-1
-1
-1
Cabo Verde
-2
-1
-1
-1
Singapore
-2
-1
-1
-1
Rwanda
-3
-2
-2
El Salvador
-3
-1
-2
-2
Georgia
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
79
90
99
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Ranking
Country
Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
99
Kyrgyzstan
-3
-1
-1
-2
Honduras
13
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
Myanmar
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
Tunisia
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
Botswana14
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
Cuba
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
Burkina Faso
-3
-2
-2
Angola
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
-2
Equatorial Guinea
-4
-2
-1
-2
Suriname
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
Tajikistan
-4
-2
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
Guatemala
-4
-1
-2
-2
India15
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
Korea South
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
Lebanon
16
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Barbados
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
Panama
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Namibia
109
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
17
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
18
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
Burundi
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Haiti
-5
-2
-2
-2
-5
-2
-1
-2
Samoa
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
Sierra Leone
-5
-1
-1
-1
-2
Dominican Republic
-5
-1
-1
-1
-2
Paraguay
-5
-1
-1
-1
-2
Grenada
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Belize
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Belarus
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
Morocco
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Oman
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Syria
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Madagascar
-5
-1
-2
-2
Bahrain
19
-5
-2
-2
-1
Peru
20
-5
-2
-1
-2
-2
Ivory Coast
-5
-2
-1
-2
Sri Lanka
Mauritius
125
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Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-6
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
Bangladesh
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Bhutan
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Brunei
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Djibouti22
-6
-2
-1
-2
-1
Eritrea
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Gambia
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Ghana
23
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Liberia
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Swaziland
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Togo
-6
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
Tonga
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Uzbekistan
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Zambia
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Pakistan
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Bahamas
-6
-1
-1
-2
-2
Malaysia
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Nigeria 24
-6
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
Egypt
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Comoros Islands
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Dominica
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Ethiopia
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Iraq25
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
Kuwait
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Mauritania
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-7
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
Senegal
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Solomon Islands
-7
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
Tanzania
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Turkmenistan
-7
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
Uganda
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Maldives
-7
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
Vatican City26
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
Cook Islands
-7
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
Malawi
-8
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
Qatar
-8
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
Sudan
-8
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
Zimbabwe
-8
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Ranking
-6
21
Country
142
Kenya
Turkey
162
178
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Ranking
Country
Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
178
Jordan
-8
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
183
Cameroon
-9
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Guyana
-9
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Libya
-9
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Afghanistan
-9
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
Jamaica
-9
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Russia
-9
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
189
Yemen
-10
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
190
Saudi Arabia
-12
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-5
191
-13
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-5
Iran
-13
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
Somalia27
-14
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-5
193
Notes:
1 In Northern Ireland the legal situation for same-sex
adoption is unclear.
2 In Canada the adoption laws vary per province.
Same-sex-adoption is however possible countrywide.
3 Same-sex marriage is legally agreed, but practically
introduced after the 01.03.2017.
4 The Employment Equality Act allows religious-run
workplaces exemption from its anti-discrimination
provisions in order to protect their ethos.
5 In Germany, due to federal government system,
there are varying regulations regarding arrival/
residence HIV. For example in Bavaria someone
who is HIV-positive can be denied entry. The Federal
Constitutional Court has stipulated in several renditions of judgment that the politicians implement the
same rights for gay men and lesbians which apply
to heterosexuals.
6 In Israel a civil marriage for both homosexual and
heterosexual couples is not possible as marriage can
only be performed by a Rabbi. This problem does
not only apply to gays and lesbians but also heterosexuals belonging to different religious affiliations.
There are limited anti-discrimination laws (exception: certain religious groups).
7 The Virgin Islands of the USA have the same legal
status as Puerto Rico regarding the USA. Here there
is also a ban on hate crimes. After the Supreme Court
decision pro same sex marriage in the US, there are
plans to implement SSM in Puerto Rico too.
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina passed an unclear anti-discrimination law in 2009 in which a ban on
discrimination against sexual expression is mentioned. There is a reference that sexual identity is
not meant in this case. It is obvious that an attempt
to adhere to the minimum requirements from the EU
has been made, in order to be accepted into the EU.
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Ranking
Country
Total
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Marriage /
Civil Partnership
Adoption allowed
LGBT-Marketing
Equal Age of
Consent
Religious
Influence
HIV Travel
Restrictions
Anti-Gay Laws
Homosexuality
illegal
Pride banned
Locals hostile
Prosecution
Murders
Death sentences
Bonaire
-1
North Korea
-2
-2
Micronesia1
-3/-5
-1
0/-1
0/-1
-2
Indonesia2
-3/-7
-1/-2
-1
0/-1
-1/-2
-1
0/-1
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
Chad
-4
-2
-2
Lesotho
-4
-2
-2
-4/-6
-2
0/-1
0/-1
-2
Niger3
-6
-2
-1
-2
-1
South Sudan
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
Mali
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
Palestinian Territories4
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Main sources:
. Country Report on Human Rights Practices
(annually updated): www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/
humanrightsreport/index.htm
. ILGA State-Sponsored Homophobia (annually
updated): www.ilga.org
. ILGA Europe Europe Rainbow Index
(annually updated): www.ilga-europe.org
. HIV Travel: www.hivrestrictions.org
. As well as internet research to current reports
from the countries and surveys (e. g. Pew Research
Center (www.pewresearch.org): tolerance and
tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa and The global divide on homosexuality .)
General remark:
On the 26th June 2015 the Supreme Court made a historical judgment. With 5 votes to 4 the Judges decided that the
prohibition of marriage for homosexuals is unconstitutional.
This means that gays and lesbians in all 50 federal states can
enter into matrimony. The Conservatives are now attempting to include new additional articles to be included in the
Constitution which would allow each state to agree on the
definition of marriage.
After Mississippi failed to oppose a federal court decision in
favor of the adoption for gays and lesbians in the federal
state, adoption in all US states is now possible and is therefore this point is no longer listed in our index.
17
23
27
35
Notes:
1 In 2015 Florida explicitly lifted the adoption ban for homosexuals
after the federal judges has classified it as unconstitutional in 2010.
2 In Texas as a result from supreme court ruling from 2003 in the
case Lawrence vs Texas the sodomy law was deemed to contradict
the constitution of the USA. The sodomy laws are however still found
in the code of law in Texas, although no longer enforced.
45
49
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Locals hostile
Anti-Gay Laws
Religious
Influence
Equal Age of
Consent
LGBT-Marketing
Antidiscrimination
legislation
Total
Ranking
State
New York
Massachusetts
California
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Oregon
Maryland
Illinois
Rhode Island
Nevada
Washington
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Colorado
-1
Iowa
-1
Delaware
New Jersey
-1
Minnesota
-1
Florida1
-1
Arizona
-1
Pennsylvania
Hawaii
-1
-1
Kansas
-1
Alaska
Ohio
-1
Nebraska
-1
-1
Missouri
-1
-1
Indiana
-1
Wyoming
-1
West Virginia
-1
Virginia
-1
Texas2
-1
-1
-1
South Dakota
-1
-1
-1
North Dakota
-1
-1
-1
Michigan
-1
-1
-1
Tennessee
-1
-1
-1
-1
Louisiana
-1
-1
-1
-1
Kentucky
-1
-1
-1
-1
Utah
-1
-1
-1
Oklahoma
-1
-1
-1
Montana
-1
-1
-1
Idaho
-1
-1
-1
Mississippi
-2
-1
-1
-1
Georgia
-2
-1
-1
-1
Arkansas
-2
-1
-1
-1
South Carolina
-2
-2
-1
North Carolina
-3
-2
-1
-1
Alabama
-3
-2
-1
-1