Gay-friendly

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Gay-friendly or LGBTQ-friendly places, policies, people, or institutions are those that are open and welcoming to gay or LGBTQ people. They typically aim to create an environment that is supportive, respectful, and non-judgmental towards the LGBTQ community. The term "gay-friendly" originated in the late 20th century in North America, as a byproduct of a gradual implementation of gay rights, greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in society, and the recognition of LGBTQ people as a distinct consumer group for businesses.

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Businesses

A shop in Amsterdam selling LGBTQ+ merchandise and goods Gaytoys-rotterdam-2019.jpg
A shop in Amsterdam selling LGBTQ+ merchandise and goods

Many businesses now identify as gay-friendly, allowing for a more diversified employee and customer base. The Human Rights Campaign works to achieve equality for gays, lesbians, and other marginalized minorities, and publishes a list of companies in relation to issues concerning LGBT people. Companies that are noted for gay-friendly work environments include Dell and Coca-Cola. Companies such as R Family Vacations, Manspray, Volkswagen, Ginch Gonch, and numerous others offer niche products and services for gay customers. Others, such as LOT Polish Airlines sends the message of gay-friendliness by offering travel to major gay destinations with a rainbow flag. [1] Studies have shown that LGBT communities tend to favor gay-friendly businesses, even if the cost of a particular product or service is higher. [2]

Religious groups

Portal of the Church of Pilgrims, in Washington, DC, USA, with an LGBT banner LGBT pride flag at Church of Pilgrims, in Washington, DC.jpg
Portal of the Church of Pilgrims, in Washington, DC, USA, with an LGBT banner

Some Christian and Jewish religious denominations, as well as Christian churches and affirming Jewish synagogues, have LGBT-friendly programs. [3]

World

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2019 to measure levels of acceptance of LGBTQ people around the globe. [4]

Country-specific percentage of people who say homosexuality should be accepted by society
RankCountryPercent
1Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 94%
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 92%
3Flag of Spain.svg Spain 89%
4Flag of Germany.svg Germany 86%
4Flag of France.svg France 86%
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK 86%
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 85%
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 81%
9Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 76%
10Flag of Italy.svg Italy 75%

Researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA released a report in 2021 after analyzing findings from different surveys to develop their own LGBTQ Global Acceptance Index (GAI). [5]

Most gay-friendly countries
RankCountryGAI
1Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 9.78
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 9.46
3Flag of Norway.svg Norway 9.38
4Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 9.18
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 9.02
6Flag of Spain.svg Spain 8.77
7Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 8.69
8Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 8.41
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 8.34
10Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 8.23

The Spartacus International Gay Guide publishes the Gay Travel Index, a ranking of gay-friendly countries. Points are added to countries for anti-discrimination legislation, equal marriage, partnership and adoption laws, and LGBT marketing. Meanwhile, points are subtracted for anti-LGBT laws, HIV travel restrictions, religious influence; and prosecution, murders, and death sentences.

In 2024, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index featured a majority of Western European countries in the top 12 spots (Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland), rounded out by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Uruguay. The bottom 4 places went to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran and Saudi Arabia. [6]

List of countries and regions by their Gay Travel Index (2024) [7]
RankCountryTotalAnti-Discrimination LegislationMarriage/Civil PartnershipAdoption AllowedTransgender RightsIntersex/3rd OptionEqual Age of Consent"Conversion Therapy"LGBT MarketingReligious InfluenceHIV Travel RestrictionsAnti-Gay LawsHomosexuality IllegalPride BannedCensorshipLocals HostileProsecutionMurdersDeath Sentences
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [note 1] 12322210100000001000
1Flag of Malta.svg Malta 1222232011000000–1000
1Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 12222310100000001000
1Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 12322310100000000000
1Flag of Spain.svg Spain 122223201100000–10000
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 11222210110–100001000
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 113223–10110000000000
8Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 10222310–100000001000
8Flag of Germany.svg Germany [note 2] 1022212011000000−1000
8Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 10222310−100000001000
8Flag of Norway.svg Norway 102223–10100000001000
8Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 102223101000000000–10
13Flag of Austria.svg Austria 9222210–110000000000
13Flag of Chile.svg Chile 922231010–10000000–10
13Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 9222310−1000000010−10
13Flag of Finland.svg Finland 93223–10–110000000000
13Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland [note 3] 92223–10–110000001000
13Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 93223−10–110000000000
13Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 93222–10−110000001000
13Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 93221−10110000000000
21Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 83223–10−100000000000
21Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 812231010−10000000−10
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 82223−10–110000000000
21Flag of France.svg France 82222−10100000000000
21Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 8122310−100000000000
21Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8222210−100000000000
21Flag of France.svg Réunion 82222−10100000000000
21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [note 4] 83222−10000000000000
29Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 7222310−10−100000−1000
29Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia 72222−1010−1000000000
29Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia 72222−1010000000−1000
32Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 622230010−100000−10−20
32Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 63222−10−100−100000000
32Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 62222−10−100000000000
32Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe 62222–1010−100000–1000
32Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique 62222−1010−100000–1000
32Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 63222−10−10–1000000000
38Flag of Greece.svg Greece 521021010−10000000–10
38Flag of Israel.svg Israel [note 5] 52112–1010–1000000000
38Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 53221−10−1000000000–10
41Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 432120000–100000–10–20
41Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 412220010−100000–10–20
41Flag of the United States.svg United States 412200001–10000000–10
44Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 33202–1010−10000–1−10–10
44Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 3222–1−10−100000000000
44Flag of Guam.svg Guam 31221−10−10–1000000000
44Flag of India.svg India 321011000–100000–1000
48Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 22121−10−10−100000−1000
49Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 12101−10−10−1000000000
49Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 1112−1−10−10−1000001000
49Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 1300110–10−10−1000−1000
49Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 13110−10−10–100000−1000
49Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands [note 6] 12220−10−10−100000−10−10
54Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 01100−10−110−100000000
54Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 0122−1−1−1−10000000−1000
54Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 02111−10−10−100000−10−10
54Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 0200−1−10−110000000000
58Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina [note 7] -12−101−10−10000000−1000
58Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus -11100−1010–10−1000–1000
58Flag of Italy.svg Italy -11101−10−10–100000–1000
58Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia -11101−10−1000−1000−1000
58Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro -12101−10−10−10−1000−1000
58Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam -10−100−10100000000000
64Flag of Albania.svg Albania -22−10−1−1010−100000−1000
64Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan -20−10000−100000000000
64Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore -21−101−10100−1−100−10000
64Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia -22000−10−1000–1000−1000
64Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea -20001−10−10000000−1000
64Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine -21−102−10−10–10–10000000
70Flag of Angola.svg Angola -31−100−10−10−1000000000
70Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda -3100–1−10−1000–10000000
70Flag of Belize.svg Belize -33−10–1−10−10–10–10000000
70Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao -31000−10−11–10–1000−1000
70Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji -33–10–1−1000–10–1000–1000
70Flag of Japan.svg Japan -30–101−10−1000–10000000
70Flag of Laos.svg Laos -30−101−10–10000000−1000
70Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands -32−10–1−10−100–100000000
70Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco -3010–1−10−10–1000000000
70Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia -31−101–10–1000–1000−1000
70Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia -32−101−10−10–10–1000−1000
70Flag of Romania.svg Romania -32–101−10−10–10–1000–1000
70Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia -32−102−10−10−10−1000–1–100
70Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten [note 8] -31000−10−10−10−10000000
84Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados -4100−1−10−10−10−10000000
84Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana [note 9] -41−100−10−10−100000−1000
84Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cabo Verde -41−10−1−10−10–1000000000
84Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia -4000−1−10−1000−10000000
84Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo -43−10−1−10−10–200000–1000
84Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania -42−1−12−10−10–10−100−1−1000
84Flag of Macau.svg Macao -41−10–1−10−10000000−1000
84Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia -42−10–1−10−10−100000–1000
84Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia -41−10−1−10−1010−1−1000000
93Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands -53−10−1−10−10–20−1000−1000
93Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria -52−10−1−10−10–10−1000−1000
93Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (incl. Hong Kong)-500−11−10−100000−1−10−100
93Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador -52–100−10−10−10000−1−10−10
93Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary -521−1−1−10−1000–100−1−1−100
93Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan -50−101−10−1000000−1−2000
93Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho -50−1−10−10−1000−10000000
93Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius [note 10] -51−10–1−10−10−10−10000000
93Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova -52−100−10−10−10–100−1−1000
93Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique -51−1−1−1−10−1000000−10000
93Flag of Niger.svg Niger -50−10−1−1−1−100000000000
93Flag of Panama.svg Panama -50−1–11−10−1000–100−10000
93Flag of Peru.svg Peru [note 11] -51−102−10−10−10−1000–10−20
93Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa -51−10–10010−20−1−100−1000
93Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles [note 12] -51−10−1−10−10–100000–1000
93Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname -51−100−1−1−10−100000−1000
109Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia [note 13] -60−100−10−10−10−1000−1000
109Flag of Benin.svg Benin -60−10−1−1–1−10000000−1000
109Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands -61−100−10−10−1−1−1000−1000
109Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia -62−101−10−10−20−100−1−10−10
109Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau -60−10–1−10−10−100000−1000
109Flag of Mali.svg Mali -60−10−1−10−1000000−1−1000
109Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe -60−10−1−10−10−100000–1000
109Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka [note 14] -61−1−11−10−10−10−1−100−1000
109Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu -60−10−1−10−10−100000−1000
118Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras [note 15] -72−10−1−10−10−10–1000−20−10
118Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati -71−10−1−10−10−10−1−100−1000
118Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan -70−101−10−10−10−100−1−2000
118Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan -71−10210−10−20−1−10−1−1−1–1−1
118Flag of Palau.svg Palau -70−10−1−10−100−1−1000−1000
118Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines [note 16] -70−10−1−10−10−10000−100−10
118Flag of Poland.svg Poland -71−100–10−10−10−1000−2−100
118Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis -7000–1−10−10−1−1−1000−1000
118Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago -70−10–1−10−10−100000−10–10
127Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso -80−100−10−10−20−1000−2000
127Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon -80−10−1−1−1−10−100000−2000
127Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada -80−10−1−10−10−10−1−100−1000
127Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon [note 17] -80−101−10−10−10–1–1−1−1−1000
127Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia -80−10–1−10−10−10−1−100−1000
127Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua -81−10−1−10−10−10−1000−20−10
127Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay -80−10–1−1−110−10−100−1−10−10
127Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu -81−10–1−10−10−1−1−1–100−1000
127Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City [note 18] -80−10–1−10−10−20−10000−100
127Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela -81−100−10−10−1−10000−20−20
137Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain [note 19] -90−101−10−10−2−1000−1−2–100
137Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh -90−10110−10−20−1−10−1–2–1–10
137Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala -90−10−1−10−10−100000−20−20
137Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea -90−10−1–10−10−10−1−100−1−100
137Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan -90−101–10−10−20−100−1−2−100
137Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga -90−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−1000
143Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan -100−10–1−10−10−10−10−10−1−200
143Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas -100−10−1−1−1−10−10–1000−20−10
143Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi -100−10−1−10−10−10−1−100−2−100
143Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic -100−10−1−10−10−20−100−1−2000
143Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros -100−10−1−10−10−20–1−100−2000
143Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo -100−10−1−10−10−20–1000−2−100
143Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea -100−10−1−10−10−20000−1–2−100
143Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana -100−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−10−10
143Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti -100−10–1−10−10−20−1000−20−10
143Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan -100−100−10−10–20000−1−2−1−10
143Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya -100−1−1010−10−10−1−10−1−2−1−10
143Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar -100−10−1−10−1000–1–10−1−1−1−10
143Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea -100−10–1–10−10−20−1−100−2000
143Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo -100−10−1−1−1−10−20−1000−2000
143Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda -100−10–1−10−10−20−100−1−2000
143Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -100−10−1−10−10−1−1−1−100−10−10
143Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone -100−1–1−1−10−10−10−1–100−2000
143Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo -100−10−1−1000−10–1−10−1−2−100
143Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey [note 20] -100−101−10−10−1000−1−2−2−1−10
162Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus -110−100−10−10−10−10−1−1−2−200
162Flag of Chad.svg Chad -110−10−1−10−10−20–1−100−2−100
162Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti [note 21] -110−1−1−1−10−10−20000−1−2−100
162Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica -110−10−1−10−10−20–1−100−2−100
162Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic -110−10−1−10−10−2−1−1000−10−20
162Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia -110−10–1−10−10−20−1–100−2−100
162Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia -110−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−2–100
162Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar -110−1−1−1−1−1−10−100000−20−20
162Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives -110−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−2–100
162Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea -110−1−1−1−10−10−20−100−2−1000
162Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands -110−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−100−2000
162Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan -110−101−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−100
174Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria -120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−1−100
174Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini -120−100−10−10−20−1−10−1−20−20
174Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana [note 22] -120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−1−2−100
174Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast -120−1–1−1−1−1−10−20−100−1−2000
174Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica -120−10−1−10−10−10−1−100−2−1−20
174Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania -120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−1−200−1
174Flag of Oman.svg Oman -120−10−1–10−10−1−1−1–10−2−1–100
174Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan -120−10−1−10−10−2−1–1–100−2−100
174Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia -120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−1−2−100
174Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe -120−10−1−10−10−10−1−100−2−1−20
184Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon -130−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−2−1−20
184Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea -130−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−2–100
184Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia -130−1−10−10−10−20−1−10−2−2–100
184Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal -130−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1−1−2–100
184Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria -130−10–1−10−10−1−1−1–100−2−1−1−1
189Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei -140−10–1−10−10−2−1−1−1−1−2−100−1
189Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt -140−1−10−10−10−20−1−10−1−2−2–10
189Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia -140−1−1−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−100
189Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg Aceh (Indonesia)-140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−10−1
189Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq [note 23] -140−10−1−10−10−2−1−100−2−2−1–10
189Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi -140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−1−2–1–20
189Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco -140−10−1−10−10−10–1−10−2−2−2−10
189Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan -140−10−1−10−10−20–1−10−2−2−1−10
189Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia -140−1−1−1−10−10−10−1−10−1−2−2−10
189Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan -140−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−10−2−2−100
199Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia -150−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−10
199Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania -150−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−2–10
201Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait -160−1−1−1−10−10−2–1−1−10−2−2−200
201Flag of Libya.svg Libya -160−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1−1−2−1−2−1
201Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar -160−1−1−1−10−10−2–1−1−1−1−1−2−10−1
201Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates -160−10−1–10−10−2−1−1–10−2−2–1−1−1
205Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria [note 24] -170−10−1−10−10−10−1−1−1−2−2−20–3
205Flag of Russia.svg Russia [note 25] -170−100−10−10−2–1−1−1−1−2−2−2−20
207Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia [note 26] -180−10−1−10−10−20−1−100−2−1−2−5
207Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda -180−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1−2−2−1−1−3
209Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen -190−1−1−1−10−10−2−1−1−10−2−2−2−2−1
210Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan -210−10−1−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−2–2−5
210Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg Chechnya (Russia)-210−10−1−1000−20−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−5
210Flag of Iran.svg Iran -210−1−10−10−10−20−1−10−2−2−2−2−5
210Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia -210−1−1–1−10−10−2–1−1−10−2−2−1−1−5

Not Included in Data

United States

Spartacus also publishes a Gay Travel Index for US states, listing the 50 states plus the District of Columbia with the same criteria as the country rankings. In 2024, the top spot went to New York while the bottom ten states were mainly the southern and the mountain states, with Oklahoma being the overall worst-ranked state for LGBT people. [6]

List of U.S. states by their Gay Travel Index (2024) [7]
RankStateTotalAnti-Discrimination LegislationTransgender RightsIntersex/3rd OptionHate Crime LawCensorship"Conversion Therapy"LGBT MarketingQueer InfrastructureGay and Trans Panic DefenceLocals Hostile
1Flag of New York.svg New York 142312111201
2Flag of California.svg California 132212111201
2Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado 132312111101
2Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 132212111201
2Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon 132312111101
6Flag of Washington.svg Washington 122312011101
6Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia 122212111101
8Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois 112212111100
8Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts 1123120111−11
8Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey 112312011001
8Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico 113312010100
12Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 102212010101
12Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland 102212010101
12Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island 102212110001
15Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 92212010100
15Flag of Maine.svg Maine 92212010001
15Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont 923120100−11
15Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia 92212−111100
19Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota 832120100−10
20Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan 722−120111–10
20Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire 721120100−11
20Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 722100011–11
23Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware 622−120100−11
23Flag of Utah.svg Utah 620120101−10
25Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio 522100−101–11
26Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona 421−110011−10
27Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin 321−110000−11
28Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia 120−110−111−1−1
29Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska 012−100−100−10
29Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas 010100−110−1−1
29Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho 010100−100−10
29Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 01011−1−100−10
29Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana 010–11−1−111−10
29Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri 010−120−101–1−1
29Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina 012−100−100–10
36Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa -120−11−1−100−10
36Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas -12−1−110−100−10
36Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky -110−110−110−1−1
36Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska -110−110−100−10
36Flag of Texas.svg Texas -110−11−1−111−1−1
36Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming -111−100−100−10
42Flag of Florida.svg Florida [note 27] -21−101−2−111–1−1
42Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina -210−10−1000−10
42Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota -21−1−100000−10
42Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota -210−100−100−10
46Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia -310−100−100−1−1
47Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama -410−10−1−100−1−1
47Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi -410−10−1−100−1−1
47Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee -41–1−10−1−101−1−1
50Flag of Montana.svg Montana -51−1−10−1−100−1−1
51Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma -61−1−10−2−100−1−1

Notes

  1. ↑ In Canada the adoption laws vary per province. Same-sex-adoption is however possible countrywide.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ The Employment Equality Act allows religious-run workplaces exemption from its anti-discrimination provisions to protect their ethos.
  4. ↑ In Northern Ireland the legal situation for same-sex adoption is unclear.
  5. ↑ 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).
  6. ↑ The United States Virgin Islands have the same legal status as Puerto Rico regarding the USA. There is also a ban on hate crimes. After the Supreme Court decided in favor of same-sex marriage in the US, there are plans to implement same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico as well.
  7. ↑ 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, to be accepted into the EU.
  8. ↑ As an overseas territory of the Netherlands Sint Maarten recognizes same-sex marriages which are performed in the Netherlands. In St. Maarten itself gay marriage is still not possible, but changes can soon follow. There are no adoption laws.
  9. ↑ In Botswana homosexuality is practically illegally on the basis of the ban on "unnatural act", but in the labor law there is still an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
  10. ↑ In Mauritius, the sodomy law tends to find application with the heterosexual population. The Equal Opportunities Act protects homosexuals against discrimination at work. It is therefore questionable whether homosexuality is classified as illegal or not.
  11. ↑ Consensual homosexual acts in Peru between adults are legal. An exception applies for members of the military and police, who can be prosecuted with a prison sentence ranging from 60 days to 20 years or suspension from duty.
  12. ↑ In May 2016 the Parliament of Seychelles decided to make homosexuality legal.
  13. ↑ Armenia has received many reports of illegal violence from police against homosexuals.
  14. ↑ At the request of the UNHCR Sri Lanka has announced that discrimination of homosexuals is constitutionally forbidden. It was further stressed that the anti-sodomy law is not aimed against homosexuals, but applies for all to protect public morals.
  15. ↑ In Honduras an anti-discrimination law has recently been passed, but in practice it is ignored.
  16. ↑ There are regional differences in the laws relating to homosexuals. In addition, the local religion is just as crucial, whether a law is implemented or not.
  17. ↑ There are reports of a different judicial interpretations of the law on "sex against nature".
  18. ↑ The Vatican City adheres to Italian law, but restrictions are possible if the ecclesiastical law contradicts Italian law. Therefore, there are conflicting opinions that homosexuality is not illegal or just not happily seen, but tolerated.
  19. ↑ In Bahrain although the paragraph referring to sodomy was abolished in 1976 from the local legal code, gay men can still be punished with imprisonment according to the laws regarding "unmoral" behavior.
  20. ↑ Police stopped violently the Gay Pride on 29th June, 2015. This can be considered a de facto ban on the Pride.
  21. ↑ The Shariah-law in Djibouti is often superior to the constitutional laws, so it could be expected that homosexuality is punishable.
  22. ↑ In Ghana there is a ban on unnatural sex. The government recognizes in this a clear ban on homosexuality.
  23. ↑ Homosexuality in Iraq is formally legal, but police and military track down homosexuals, and reports of murder and rape exist.
  24. ↑ In Nigeria the death penalty only applies for homosexuals according to the Shariah laws and therefore relates only to Muslims in the north of Nigeria.
  25. ↑ The LGBT rights movement was declared an 'extremist organization' by authorities in Russia in 2023.
  26. ↑ Shariah laws applies in Somalia since 2012. There is however contradictory information, since, on the other hand the maximum penalty is up to 3 years in prison, nevertheless in 2013 a homosexual was stoned to death after a judgment.
  27. ↑ In 2015 Florida explicitly lifted the adoption ban for homosexuals after federal judges ruled it unconstitutional in 2010.

See also

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