Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
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In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison – or worse.
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
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In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison – or worse.
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
South Africa
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
New Zealand
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
South Africa
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
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LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Liechtenstein Malta
Switzerland
Taiwan
Switzerland
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Estonia Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Chile
Ecuador
Ecuador
Israel
Andorra
Austria
Croatia
Austria
Croatia
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
Taiwan
Andorra
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Liechtenstein Malta
Switzerland
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Liechtenstein Malta
Switzerland
Chile
Ecuador
Ecuador
Israel
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
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LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea South Korea
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea South Korea
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
C. African Rep.
Rwanda
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Jordan
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Jordan
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Venezuela
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Chad
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Chad
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
South Korea
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea
Jordan
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Venezuela
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Chad
Central African Rep. Rwanda
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Central African Rep. Rwanda
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
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LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Lithuania
Namibia
Russia
Indonesia
Swaziland
Namibia
Russia
Indonesia
Swaziland
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
Lithuania
Namibia
Russia
Indonesia
Swaziland
Namibia
Russia
Indonesia
Swaziland
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
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LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Mauritania
Sudan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Sudan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
Mauritania
Sudan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Sudan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
<
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Tanzania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
India
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
India
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Guyana
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Sierra Leone
Zambia
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
India
Bangladesh Malaysia
Bangladesh Malaysia
Guyana
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Tanzania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Zambia
Tanzania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
<
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Turkmenistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Angola
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
South Sudan
Somalia
Comoros
Mauritius
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
UAE
Uzbekistan
Jamaica
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Nigeria
Cameroon
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Nigeria
Cameroon
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
No penalising law
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association
Singapore
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
UAE
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Lebanon
Oman
UAE
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Jamaica
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Nigeria
Cameroon
Angola
Botswana Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
South
Sudan
Somalia
Comoros
Mauritius
Cameroon
Angola
Botswana Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
South
Sudan
Somalia
Comoros
Mauritius
Up to 14 years in prison
From 14 years to life in prison
Death penalty
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
No penalising law
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Marriage for same-sex couples
5
6
7
4
3
2
1
<
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
THE GLOBE
Up to 14 years in prison
6
No penalising law
New Zealand
3
LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
5
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
4
Marriage for same-sex couples
<
Death penalty
South Africa
1
From 14 years to life in prison
7
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
2
Chile
Ecuador
Andorra
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Liechtenstein Malta
Switzerland
Taiwan
Australia
Partnerships for same-sex couples
Israel
Jordan
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea
Venezuela
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
South Korea
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
Chad
Central African Rep. Rwanda
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Namibia
Russia
Indonesia
Swaziland
Mauritania
Sudan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Guyana
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
India
Bangladesh Malaysia
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Tanzania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Jamaica
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
UAE
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Nigeria
Cameroon
Angola
Botswana Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
South
Sudan
Somalia
Comoros
Mauritius
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LGBT RIGHTS AROUND
THE GLOBE
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison – or worse.
Jamaica
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Nigeria
Cameroon
Turkmenistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tonga
Angola
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
South Sudan
Somalia
Comoros
Mauritius
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
UAE
Uzbekistan
In some countries, being LGBT can land you in prison for 14 years
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Uruguay
South Africa
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Liechtenstein Malta
Switzerland
Taiwan
Australia
Chile
Ecuador
Israel
Andorra
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Mongolia
China
Nepal
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Korea South Korea
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Nauru
Vanuatu
Timor-leste
Venezuela
Suriname
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
Dominican Rep.
Puerto Rico
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea Bissau
Benin
Niger
Chad
C. African Rep. Rwanda
Gabon
Congo
D.R.Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Mozambique
Lesotho
Madagascar
Seychelles
Jordan
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Latvia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Slovakia
Moldova
Romania
Bulgaria
Laws against promotion of homosexuality
Tanzania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Eritrea
India
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Guyana
St Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex association