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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) related laws vary greatly by country or territory—everything from legal recognition of same-sex marriage or other types of partnerships, to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex sexual activity or identity.

LGBT-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

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History of LGBT-related laws

See also: Timeline of LGBT history, LGBT social movements, and Sodomy law#History

Throughout history and across cultures, the regulation of sexuality reflects broader cultural norms.

Most of the history of sexuality is unrecorded. Even recorded norms do not always shed full light on actual practices, as it is sometimes the case that historical accounts are written by foreigners with cryptic political agendas.

In the earlier centuries of ancient Rome (particularly during the Roman Republic) and prior to its Christianization, the Lex Scantinia forbade homosexual acts. In later centuries during, men of status were free to have sexual intercourse, heterosexual or homosexual, with anyone of a lower social status, provided that they remained dominant during such interaction. During the reign of Caligula, prostitution was legalized and taxed, and homosexual prostitution was seen openly in conjunction with heterosexual prostitution. The Warren Cup is a rare example of a Roman artefact that depicts homosexuality that was not destroyed by Christian authorities, although it was suppressed. A fresco from the public baths of the once buried city of Pompeii depicts a homosexual and bisexual sex act involving two adult men and one adult woman. The Etruscan civilization left behind the Tomb of the Diver, which depicts homosexual men in the afterlife.

In feudal Japan, homosexuality was recognized, between equals (bi-do), in terms of pederasty (wakashudo), and in terms of prostitution. The Samurai period was one in which homosexuality was seen as particularly positive. In Japan, the younger partner in a pederastic relationship was expected to make the first move; the opposite was true in ancient Greece. Homosexuality was later briefly criminalized due to Westernization.[1]

The berdache two-spirit class in some Native American tribes are examples of ways in which some cultures integrated homosexuals into their society by viewing them, not with the homosexual and heterosexual dichotomy of most of the modern world, but as twin beings, possessing aspects of both sexes.

The first recorded Abrahamic laws against sexual intercourse between men are dated by scholars to circa 550 BC, during the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people; they are recorded in Leviticus (though conservative scholars date Leviticus to be much older), and prescribe the death penalty.

Similar prohibitions are found across Indo-European cultures in Lex Scantinia in Ancient Rome and nith in protohistoric Germanic culture, or the Middle Assyrian Law Codes dating 1075 BC.[2]

Laws prohibiting homosexuality were also passed in communist China. (The People's Republic of China neither adopted an Abrahamic religion nor was colonized, except for Hong Kong and Macau which were colonized with Victorian era social mores and maintain separate legal system from the rest of the PRC.) Homosexuality was not decriminalized there until 1997.[3] But, in fact, homosexual in mainland China was found guilty was included in a general definition under the vague vocabulary of hooliganism, there are no specifically anti-homosexual laws. The main problem is from the arbitrary execution, although in violation of the principle of statutory crimes, because of the arbitrariness of law enforcement in the community, which gives the secular opposition in the non-marital sex a pretext to punish homosexual acts (actually, the majority of people even don´t know the definition homosexuality, which is a construction by the society occidental with the development of modern medicine), and the case in a matter of fact is also relatively few. In this regard, there is a current controversial situation whether homosexuality was decriminalized at 1997 in the process of specify hooliganism, as well as the existence of a statutory guilty of homosexual.[4]

In modern times seven countries have no official heterosexist discrimination. They are Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, South Africa, and Spain. This full non-discrimination includes the rights of marriage and adoption. The Canadian Blood Services’ policy, however, indefinitely defers any man who has sex with another man, even once, since 1977[5]. LGBT people in the USA face different laws for certain medical procedures than other groups. For example, gay men have been prohibited from giving blood since 1983,[6][7] and George W. Bush's FDA guidelines barred them from being sperm donors as of 2005, even though all donated sperm is screened for sexually-transmitted diseases and even the most promiscuous heterosexual men are not barred from donating.[8]

LGBT-related laws by country or territory

Africa

Northern Africa

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Algeria Algeria No Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 2 years prison)[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Egypt Egypt No Not specifically outlawed, other laws may apply[9] No No No No No Unknown
Libya Libya No Illegal (Penalty: up to 5 years prison).[9] No No No Unknown No No
Morocco Morocco (incl. Western Sahara) No Illegal (Penalty: up to 3 years) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Sudan Sudan No Illegal (Penalty: 5 years up to death penalty.) No No No No No No
Tunisia Tunisia No Illegal (Penalty: Fine - 3 years) No No No Unknown No Unknown

Western Africa

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Benin Benin Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Cape Verde Cape Verde Yes Legal since 2004[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
The Gambia Gambia No Illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years[10]) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Ghana Ghana No Male illegal
YesFemale legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Guinea Guinea No Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years prison)[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Yes Legal[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Liberia Liberia No Illegal (Penalty: Fine) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Mali Mali Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Mauritania Mauritania No Illegal (Penalty: Death penalty) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Niger Niger Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Nigeria Nigeria No Male illegal
No Female illegal in areas under Sharia
Yes Female legal in areas not under Sharia.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Senegal Senegal No Illegal (Penalty: 1 month to 5 years prison) No No Unknown No Unknown
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Togo Togo No Illegal No No No Unknown No Unknown

Middle Africa

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Angola Angola No Not specifically outlawed, other laws may apply (Penalty: Labour camps for habitual offenders).[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Ascension Island Ascension Island Yes Legal[9] Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Unknown
Cameroon Cameroon No Illegal (Penalty: Fine to 5 years prison) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Central African Republic Central African Republic Yes Legal[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Chad Chad Yes Legal since 1967 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) Yes Legal[9] No No Constitutional ban since 2005 No Unknown No Unknown
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Gabon Gabon Yes Legal[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Yes Legal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Saint Helena Saint Helena Yes Legal[9] Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Unknown
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe No Illegal[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown

Eastern Africa

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Burundi Burundi No Illegal since 2009[11] No No Constitutional ban since 2005 No Unknown No Unknown
Comoros Comoros No Illegal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Djibouti Djibouti Unclear[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Eritrea Eritrea No Illegal[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Ethiopia Ethiopia No Illegal[9] No No Unknown No Unknown
Kenya Kenya No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years)
Yes Female currently legal, but the Prime Minister has recently called for the arrest of lesbians as well as gay men[12]		 No No Constitutional ban in Article 45 since 2010[1] No Unknown No Unknown
Madagascar Madagascar Yes Legal No No No Unknown No Unknown
Malawi Malawi No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Mauritius Mauritius No Male illegal
Yes Female legal (national debate over repeal of the law).[9][13]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[14] Unknown
Mozambique Mozambique No Not specifically outlawed, other laws may apply[9] No No No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[14] Unknown
Réunion Réunion (Overseas department of France) Yes Legal since 1791 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999		 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Rwanda Rwanda Yes Legal[9] No No Constitutional ban in Article 26 since 2003 No Unknown No Unknown
Seychelles Seychelles No Male illegal
Yes Female legal		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Somalia Somalia No Illegal[9] No No No No Unknown
Uganda Uganda No Illegal No No Constitutional ban since 2005 No No No No
Tanzania Tanzania No Illegal (Penalty: up to life imprisonment)[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Zambia Zambia No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years)
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown

Southern Africa

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Botswana Botswana No Illegal (Penalty: Fine - years) No No No Unknown No Unknown
Lesotho Lesotho No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Namibia Namibia No Illegal (not enforced)[9][15] No No No Unknown No Unknown
South Africa South Africa Yes Legal since 1994 Yes Legal since 1996 Yes Legal since 2006 Yes Legal since 2002 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003; Constitution defines "gender" and "sex" as distinct protected classes
Swaziland Swaziland No Male illegal
Yes Female legal. Pending law includes outlawing lesbian sex conduct.[9]		 No No No Unknown No Unknown

Partially recognised states

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Western Sahara Western Sahara (80% controlled by Morocco) No Illegal (Penalty: up to 3 years prison) No No No No No No
Somaliland Somaliland No Illegal (Penalty: expulsion from country, prison - up to life, in various regions and districts; death penalty)
 No No No No No

The Americas

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North America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination Laws (sexual orientation) Anti-discrimination Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bermuda Bermuda (Overseas territory of the United Kingdom) Yes Legal since 1994 (Age of consent discrepancy) No No Unknown Yes (due to policy of conscription) No No
Canada Canada Yes Legal since 1969
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Yes Legal since 2003, nationwide since 2005 Yes [16][17] Yes Since 1992[18] YesBans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech YesSex changes legally recognised; Explicit anti-discrimination protections only in NWT, implicit elsewhere;[19]
Mexico Mexico Yes Legal since 1872[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No/Yes PACS in Coahuila since 2007.
All states are obliged to recognize but not to perform same-sex marriages.[20]		 No/Yes Legal in Mexico City since 2010.[21]
All states are obliged to recognize but not to perform same-sex marriages.[20]		 No/Yes Joint adoption legal in Mexico City since 2010.[21]
Nationwide, single gay persons may adopt.[22]		 Yes/No No explicit ban. However, LGB persons have been reportedly discharged on the grounds of "immorality."[23] Yes Nationwide since 2003.[24] No/Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name in Mexico City since 2008.[25]
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre et Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination No
United States United States Yes Legal nationwide since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.		 No / Yes Varies by state, but not recognized by federal gov't. No / Yes Varies by state, but not recognized by federal gov't No / Yes Single gay persons may adopt, laws on couples vary by state No Don't ask, don't tell No federal protections. Banned in 20 states. Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009. See Matthew Shepard Act No federal protections. Banned in 13 states. Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009. See Matthew Shepard Act

Central America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination Laws (sexual orientation) Anti- discrimination Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Belize Belize No Male: Illegal since 2003 (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence) Yes
Female: Legal		 No No No No No No
Costa Rica Costa Rica Yes Legal since 1971 No No No Doesn't apply. There are no military forces in Costa Rica, nonetheless they may serve in the police Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
El Salvador El Salvador Yes Legal No No No Yes Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination No
Guatemala Guatemala Yes Legal No No No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Honduras Honduras Yes Legal since 1899[9] No No Constitutional ban No Constitutional ban No No
Nicaragua Nicaragua Yes Legal since 2008
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No - Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[9]
Panama Panama Yes Legal since 2008 No No No No No

Caribbean islands

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination Laws (sexual orientation) Anti-discrimination Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Anguilla Anguilla (Overseas territory of the United Kingdom) Yes Legal since 2000 No No No Yes No No
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No Illegal (Penalty: 15 year prison sentence) No No No No No No
Aruba Aruba (Autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Yes Legal No Only unions made in The Netherlands recognised No Only same-sex marriages made in The Netherlands recognised No Yes No No
The Bahamas Bahamas Yes Legal since 1991 (Age of consent discrepancy) No No No Yes No No
Barbados Barbados No Illegal (Penalty: life sentence) No No No No No No
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination No
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Unknown No
Cuba Cuba Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign.		 No (but proposed) No No No No Yes
Dominica Dominica No Illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence) No No No No No No
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Yes No No No No No No
Grenada Grenada No Male illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal		 No No No No No No
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (Overseas department of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999		 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Haiti Haiti Yes Legal since 1986 No UNo No No No No
Jamaica Jamaica No Illegal (Penalty: 10 years hard labor)
Yes Female legal.		 No No No No No No
Martinique Martinique (Overseas department of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999		 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Montserrat Montserrat Yes Legal since 2000 No No No Yes No
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States) Yes Legal since 2003 No No No No US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy No Puerto Rico is covered by United States federal Hate Crimes law. No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis No Male illegal (Penalty: 10 years)
Yes Female legal		 No No No No No No
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No Male illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal		 No No No No No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No Illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence) No No No No No No
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago No Illegal (Penalty: 25 year prison sentence) No No No No No No
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No No Yes No
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States) Yes Legal No No No No US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy -No -

South America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination Laws (sexual orientation) Anti- discrimination Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Argentina Argentina Yes Legal since 1887[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Yes Legal since 2010.[26] Yes Legal since 2010. Yes Since 2009.[27] Yes Legal protection nationwide since 2010. Unknown
Bolivia Bolivia Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitutionally banned in 2007 No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Bans all discrimination based on gender identity[28]
Brazil Brazil Yes Legal since 1830[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Unregistered cohabitation throughout the country. No Decision pending in the Supreme Federal Court.[29] Yes Same-sex adoption in Brazil legal according to the Superior Court of Justice.[30] Yes Gays and lesbians to serve openly in military.[31] No explicit legal protection nationwide Yes The jurisprudence of the Superior Court of Justice has been in favor of Gender-motivated identity change.[32][33]
Chile Chile Yes Legal since 1999[9] (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.		 No(Bill "Civil Unions 2010" in Congress) No (Bill "Same-sex marriage 2010" in Congress[34]) No Yes No laws related to the sexual orientation of members of the armed forces.[35] No (Bill "Anti-discrimation law 2005" in Congress) Yesis possible to change any name( male /female) and is possible to reconize change of sex if have done a surgery first to change sex
Colombia Colombia Yes Legal since 1981
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2007 No Project to be presented by the Liberal Party No single gay person may adopt. First case of step-child adoption, Court ordered.[36] Yes since 1999. Since 2009: the military special social security system can be used by same sex couples in the army Yes The Constitution of 1991 penalizes any sort of discrimination based on several characteristics, including gender and sexual orientation. Yes[37] Since 1993. The name's gender can be changed easily in the National ID Card, to change the sex field a surgery is required.
Ecuador Ecuador Yes Legal since 1997
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes[38] Civil unions recognized since 2009 No Constitutional ban No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the U.K.) Yes Legal Yes Legal since 2005 No Yes Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Unknown
French Guiana French Guiana Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Guyana Guyana No Male illegal (Penalty: life imprisonment)
Yes Female legal.		 No No No Unknown No Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government. Unknown
Paraguay Paraguay Yes Legal since 1880[9]
+ UN decl. sign.		 No Constitutional ban since 1992[39] No Constitutional ban since 1992[39] No Unknown No Unknown
Peru Peru Yes Legal since 1836-37[9] No No No Yes since 2009[40] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Penalized with 2-4 years in jail. Yes Possible via Civil Code and Legal Process, but no specific law.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Yes Legal Yes Legal since 2005 No Yes Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Suriname Suriname Yes Legal since 1869[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Uruguay Uruguay Yes Legal since 1934
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Civil unions since 2008.[41] No But proposed.[42] Yes Since 2009.[43] Yes Since 2009.[44] Yes Legal protection since 2004.[45] Yes Legal protection since 2004.[45]

Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name since 2009.[46]
Venezuela Venezuela Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.		 No Civil union bill passed first reading, becomes law if passes second No No No Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[9] No Under consideration (passed first reading)

Asia

Main article: LGBT rights in Asia

Central Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Legal since 1998[9] No No No Unknown No No
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Yes Legal since 1998[9] No No No Unknown No No
Tajikistan Tajikistan Yes Legal since 1998[9] No No No Unknown No No
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No No
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 3 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Unknown No No

Western Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bahrain Bahrain Unclear[9] No No No No No No
Iraq Iraq Yes Legal since 2003 No No No No No
Israel Israel Yes Legal since 1963 de facto
1988 de jure[47]
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Unregistered cohabition Legal Cannot be performed in the country, but foreign same-sex marriages are recognised Yes [48][49] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes
Jordan Jordan Yes Legal since 1951
 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Kuwait Kuwait No Illegal (Penalty: fines, men under 21 face prison sentences up to 10 years, men over 21 face prison sentences up to 7 years) No No No No No No
Lebanon Lebanon No Illegal (Penalty: up to one year of imprisonment)[9] No No No No No No
Oman Oman No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal") No No No No No No
Palestinian territories Palestinian territories (Gaza) No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal		 No No No Unknown No No
Palestinian territories Palestinian territories (West Bank) Yes Legal since 1951[9] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Qatar Qatar No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years) No No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia No Illegal (Penalty: death or prison/fines/whipping) No No No No No No
Syria Syria No Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years; law de facto suspended) No No No No No No
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates No Illegal (Penalty: deportation, fines, prison time or death sentence) No No No No No No
Yemen Yemen No Illegal (Penalty: flogging or death) No No No No No No

South Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Afghanistan Afghanistan No Illegal No No No No No No
Bangladesh Bangladesh No Illegal No No No No No No
Bhutan Bhutan No Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced) No No No No No No
India India Yes Legal since 2009 No No No No [50] No Transgender people allowed to tick O (Other) in passport and voter identification forms
Iran Iran No Illegal (Penalty: Death) No No No No No Transsexuality in Iran is legal if accompanied by a sex change operation; however, transsexuals still report societal intolerance.[51]
Maldives Maldives No Illegal No No No No No No
Nepal Nepal Yes Legal since 2007[9] + UN decl. sign. No No Under consideration No Under consideration Yes Yes Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals Yes "Third gender" cards have been issued since September 2007, legally protected class[52]
Pakistan Pakistan No Illegal (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence) No No No No No Yes 'Third gender' officially protected from discrimination by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2010
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka No Sodomy may be illegal - British-enacted law, never implemented No No No No No No

East Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
People's Republic of China China Yes Legal since 1997 No No No Unknown No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Hong Kong Hong Kong Yes Legal since 1991 (equal age of consent of 16 for both heterosexual and homosexual sex since 2006) No No No Unknown (China responsible for defence) No No
Japan Japan Yes Legal since 1880
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes[53] No/Yes No federal protections, but some cities bans some anti-gay discriminations[9] Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Macau Macau Yes Legal since 1996 No No No Unknown (China responsible for defence) No Unknown
Mongolia Mongolia Yes Legal since 2002 No No No Unknown No Unknown
North Korea North Korea No (showing public affection is frowned upon even on heterosexual couples) No No No No No Unknown although there are heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle
South Korea South Korea Yes Legal No No No No No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Republic of China Taiwan Yes Legal No No Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage. No Yes Due to military draft Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education) Unknown

Southeast Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Brunei Brunei No Illegal (Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years) No No No No No No
Burma Burma No Illegal (Penalty: up to life sentence) No No No No No No
Cambodia Cambodia Yes Legal No No Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage Yes Unknown No Unknown
East Timor East Timor Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Indonesia Indonesia Yes Legal[54] except for Muslims in Aceh Province[55] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Laos Laos Yes Legal No No No Unknown No Unknown
Malaysia Malaysia No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings) No No No No No No
Philippines Philippines Yes Legal.[56][57] No[57] No[57] Yes [58] No Since 2009 Yes No national protections, but Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances[59] No National bill pending but still not made into law Unknown
Singapore Singapore No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)

Yes Female legal

 No No No Yes Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units. No No
Thailand Thailand Yes Legal since 1956 No No No Yes Since 2005 No Unknown
Vietnam Vietnam Yes Legal (no laws against homosexuality have ever existed) No No No Unknown No Unknown

Europe

Main article: LGBT rights in Europe
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Membership in the European Union not only requires repeal of anti-homosexuality legislation, the Treaty of Amsterdam also requires anti-discrimination legislation to be enacted by its member states.[60]

Northern Europe

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Denmark Denmark Yes Legal since 1933
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1989 No Yes Only in registered partnerships since 2010 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9][61]
Estonia Estonia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Only married couples can adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[61]
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark) Yes Legal since 1933 No No No Yes (Denmark responsible for defence) Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[61]
Finland Finland Yes Legal since 1971
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2002 No (proposed)[62] Yes/ No Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children (full joint adoption proposed) Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[61]
Greenland Greenland (constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark) Yes Legal since 1933
+UN decl. sign via Denmark.		 Yes Legal since 1996 No Yes / No Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children Yes (Denmark responsible for defence) Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Iceland Iceland Yes Legal since 1940
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1996 Yes Legal since 2010 Yes Legal since 2006 N/A Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61] Yes Sex changes are legal and documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Republic of Ireland Ireland Yes Legal since 1993
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal from 2011 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61] No Legislation to recognise gender identity proposed
Isle of Man Isle of Man Yes Legal since 1991 No / Yes Civil partnerships from UK partially recognised, Civil Partnership (Isle of Man) Bill now awaiting assent. No Yes Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Gender Recognition Act 2009[2]
Latvia Latvia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitutional ban since 2006 No Only married couples can adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Lithuania Lithuania Yes Legal since 1993
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitutional ban since 1992 No Only married couples can adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61]
Norway Norway Yes Legal since 1972
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1993 Yes Legal since 2009 Yes Legal since 2009 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination.[61] Yes Sex changes are legal and documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Sweden Sweden Yes Legal since 1944
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1995 Yes Legal since 2009 Yes Legal since 2003 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination [9] Yes Sterilization and divorce necessery for legal gender change.
United Kingdom United Kingdom Yes Legal since 1967 in England and Wales, 1981 in Scotland and 1982 in Northern Ireland
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Civil partnership since 2005 No Yes Legal since 2002 in England and Wales, 2009 in Scotland and unclear in Northern Ireland Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[63][9] Yes Gender Recognition Act 2004

Western Europe

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Belgium Belgium Yes Legal since 1795
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2000 Yes Legal since 2003 Yes Legal since 2006 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61]
France France Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999		 Yes No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9][61]
Guernsey Guernsey (incl. Alderney Alderney, Herm Herm and Sark Sark) Yes legal since 1983 No No No Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[64] Yes[64]
Jersey Jersey Yes legal since 1990 No Civil Partnership (Jersey) Bill now awaiting assent No Yes Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Gender Recognition (Jersey) Law 2010[3]
Luxembourg Luxembourg Yes Legal since 1795
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2004 No (proposed) No Single gay persons may adopt (step-child only proposed) Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Monaco Monaco Yes Legal since 1793 No No No Yes France responsible for defence No
Netherlands Netherlands Yes Legal since 1811
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1998 Yes Legal since 2001. First country to legalise same-sex marriage. Yes Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61] Yes

Central Europe

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Austria Austria Yes Legal since 1971
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2010 No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Croatia Croatia Yes Legal since 1977
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 2003 No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination [65][61] Yes Act on the elimination of discrimination, The Law on volunteering
Czech Republic Czech Republic Yes Legal since 1962
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2006. No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Germany Germany Yes Legal since 1968 in East Germany and 1969 in West Germany
totally legalized 1994
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2001 No No/Yes Step-child adoption only (full joint adoption proposed) Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Hungary Hungary Yes Legal since 1962
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2009 No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Yes Legal since 1989
+ UN decl. sign.		 No Registered Partnership Bill pending No No N/A No
Poland Poland Yes Legal till 18th century, criminalized in 19th, legal again since 1932
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitution defines marriage as "a union of a man and a woman"[66] No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Sex change legal; birth certificate is amended after the reassignment surgery
Slovakia Slovakia Yes Legal since 1962
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Slovenia Slovenia Yes Legal since 1977
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2006 No (pending)[67] No Single gay persons may adopt (full adoption rights pending) Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Sex change can be recorded in a central register, and new documents can be issued based on person's new gender identity.[68]
Switzerland Switzerland Yes Geneva, Vaud, Valais and Ticino: legal since 1798. Nationwide since 1942
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Registered partnership since 2007 No No Single gay persons may adopt. Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination

Eastern Europe

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Albania Albania Yes Legal since 1995
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[69] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.
Armenia Armenia Yes Legal since 2002
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Yes Legal since 2000 No No No Unknown No
Belarus Belarus Yes Legal since 1994 No No Constitutional ban since 1994. No No Banned from military service No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes Legal since 1998
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Bulgaria Bulgaria Yes Legal since 1968
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitutional ban since 1991. No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Georgia (country) Georgia Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Yes Legal since 1996
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[61]
Moldova Moldova Yes Legal since 1995 No No Constitutional ban since 1994. No Yes No
Montenegro Montenegro Yes Legal since 1977
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitutional ban since 2007. No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[70] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.
Romania Romania Yes Legal since 1996
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61]
Russia Russia (incl. all constituent regions) Yes Legal since 1993. Previously legal from 1917 to 1930. No No No Yes No
Serbia Serbia Yes Legal since 1994
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No Constitution defines marriage as "a union of a man and a woman" No No Don't ask, don't tell policy (similar to the US) Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Act on the elimination of discrimination
Ukraine Ukraine Yes Legal since 1991 No No Constitutional ban since 1996. No Yes No

Southern Europe

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Andorra Andorra Yes Legal since 1790
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2005 No Yes Legal since 2005 N/A Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61]
Cyprus Cyprus Yes Legal since 1998
+ UN decl. sign.		 No(proposed) No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Gibraltar Gibraltar (overseas territory of the U.K.) Yes Legal since 1993 (Age of consent discrepancy) No No No Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Greece Greece Yes Legal since 1951 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.		 No(proposed) No No No Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes
Italy Italy Yes Legal since 1890
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Only married couples can adopt Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Sex changes are legal and documents can be amended to the recognised gender. [71]
Malta Malta Yes Legal since 1973
+ UN decl. sign.		 No Unregistered Cohabitation Bill pending No No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Sex changes are legal and documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Portugal Portugal Yes Legal since 1983
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 2001 Yes Legal since 2010 No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination, according to Constitution[61] Yes Approved by portuguese parliament on 1 October, 2010 in a 1st round. Approved on 26 November in a 2nd round. Still to be approved by President Aníbal Cavaco Silva. [72]
San Marino San Marino Yes Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign.		 No No No Unknown No
Spain Spain Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes Legal since 1998 Yes Legal since 2005 Yes Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61] Yes La Ley de Identidad de Género (Gender Identity Law), enacted in 2007.
Turkey Turkey Yes Legal since 1858 No No No Yes No Committee formed in March 2010 to draft a discrimination clause including sexual orientation.[73] Yes
Vatican City Vatican City Yes Legal since 1929 No No No Unknown No

Partially recognised states

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Kosovo Kosovo (only partially recognised, claimed by Serbia) Yes Legal since 1994 (as part of Serbia), 2008 (as partially recognised sovereign territory) No No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[61] Yes
Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus (recognised only by the Republic of Turkey) No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 5 years imprisonment)
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No No No

Oceania

Australasia

LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Australia Australia (including territories of  Christmas Island,  Cocos (Keeling) Islands,  Norfolk Island) Yes Legal nationwide since 1994.

+ UN decl. sign.

 Yes Unregistered cohabitation in all states and under federal laws.

Civil Union schemes in ACT, Tasmania, Victoria & New South Wales

 Only transsexual persons allowed to marry (All States) Yes/No Joint adoption in ACT, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Stepchild adoption in Tasmania.

 Yes since 1992 Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Covered by all state and territory laws only.
New Zealand New Zealand Yes Legal since 1986.

+ UN decl. sign.

 Yes Legal since 2004. No No Single gay persons may adopt. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Covered under the "sex discrimination" provision of the Human Rights Act 1993 since 2006.

Melanesia

LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
East Timor East Timor (terminology "Oceania" varies on border defintions) Yes Legal since 1975[9]
+ UN decl. sign		 No No No Unknown No No
Fiji Fiji Yes Legal since 2010[9] No No No Unknown No 1997 constitution that banned all anti-gay discrimination has been suspended Unknown
New Caledonia New Caledonia (overseas collectivity of France) Yes Legal Yes PACS since 2009 No No Yes French responsibility Unknown
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea No Illegal[9] No No No No No No
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No Illegal[9] No No No No No No
Vanuatu Vanuatu Yes Legal since 2007[9] No No No Unknown No No

Micronesia

LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Guam Guam (unincorporated territory of the United States) Yes Legal since 1979 No Currently debated No No Unknown Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Yes Legal[9] No No No No Defense responsibility of the US, which has "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." No No
Kiribati Kiribati No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No No No No
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Yes Legal since 2005[9] No No No Unknown No
Nauru Nauru No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No No No No
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Unknown No No No No U.S. responsibility for defence Unknown
Palau Palau No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No No No No

Polynesia

LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
American Samoa American Samoa (unincorporated territory of the United States) [74] Yes Legal since 1899 No No No No US military has "Don't ask, don't tell" policy Unknown
Easter Island Easter Island (overseas territory of Chile) Yes Legal since 1998 No No No No No
Cook Islands Cook Islands (part of the realm of New Zealand) No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Yes New Zealand's responsibility No No
French Polynesia French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France) Yes Legal No No No Yes French responsibility Unknown
Niue Niue (part of the realm of New Zealand) Yes Legal since 2007[9] No No No Has no military forces Unknown
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) Yes Legal since 1967 Yes Civil partnerships since 2005 No Yes Yes Yes Bans most anti-gay discrimination
Samoa Samoa No No No No Has no military forces No No
Tokelau Tokelau (part of the realm of New Zealand) Yes Legal 2007[9] No No No Has no military forces No No
Tonga Tonga No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No No No No
Tuvalu Tuvalu No Male illegal
Yes Female legal[9]		 No No No Has no military forces No Unknown
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France) Yes Legal Yes PACS since 2009 No No Yes French responsibility Unknown

See also

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Administrative divisions · Current heads of state and government · Political parties (systems and ruling parties) · Election results · Intelligence agencies · Legislatures (by size) · Militaries · Office-holders · Sovereign states · Systems of government (by date of transition to republican system of government) · UN member states · Voting systems
Demographics and
geographical rankings
Population (density · graphical · growth · history · urban) · Birth rate · Death rate · Area
Places
Cemeteries · Cities · Islands · National capitals (Former national capitals) · National parks · Schools · Universities and colleges · World Heritage Sites
Other data by country
Abortion law · Association football (soccer) · Battles · Capital punishment · Cardinals · Common surnames · Cuisines · Currencies · Education · Emergency contraception · Euthanasia and the law · Forex rates · Human rights · Legality of cannabis · LGBT rights · Muslim populations · Music genres · Newspapers · Novelists · Official languages · People · Polygamy · Railway companies · School leaving age · Tram and light-rail transit systems · Total Area
Other lists
Oldest/ Tallest person · Tallest buildings and structures
Lists of countries · Lists by country · List of international rankings