ILGA World maps are among the most shared visual representations of how LGBTIQ people are affected by laws and policies around the world. The scope of our long-standing rights mapping has expanded thanks to the ILGA World Database.

Laws governing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are complex in Asia, and acceptance of LGBTQ people varies. Same-sex sexual activity is outlawed in twenty-one Asian countries.

Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following: laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships , including same-sex marriage , civil unions , and domestic partnerships

The LGBT legal index measures the current legal status of 13 different issues ranging from the legal status of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, transgender rights, LGBT discrimination protections, LGBT censorship laws, and more. Each topic is weighted differently (for example, if same-sex marriage is illegal in a region, it would have a much ...

The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from 0-100%. While authoritarian leaders across Europe continue to use the scapegoating of LGBTI people to divide and mobilise their electorates, others are conversely showing robust political will to honour commitments to advancing and ...

Explore the status and timelines of LGBT rights in each country, state, province, and region. Equaldex includes the legal status of same-sex marriage, adoption, serving openly in the military, discrimination protections, age of consent differences, blood donation restrictions, gender changing restrictions, and gay conversion therapy bans.

In celebration of Global Pride, ILGA World launches its World Map on Sexual Orientation laws.

Jan 11, 2025 · Map of LGBT Rights in Asia: DARK BLUE: Equal marriage and non-discrimination law; LIGHT BLUE: Limited recognition of same-sex unions and discrimination banned in certain regions only; PURPLE: Foreign same-sex marriages recognized, adoption legal, and discrimination banned; GREEN: At least some sexual …

This map examines two different types of anti-LGBT laws. The red dots indicate countries that outlaw same-sex relations between consenting adults. 1 The blue dots indicate countries that...

In May 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage. Brazil, Ecuador, and the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta are the only three countries to ban...