LGBT rights around the world: Difference between revisions

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!Adoption by same-sex couples
!Adoption by same-sex couples
!LGB people
!LGB people allowed to serve openly in military
 
!Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
allowed to serve openly in military
!Anti-discrimination laws concerning
 
sexual orientation
!Laws concerning gender identity/expression
!Laws concerning gender identity/expression
!Homosexual "propaganda" and "morality" laws  
!Homosexual "propaganda" and "morality" laws  

Revision as of 14:53, 11 September 2021

Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. 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
  • laws concerning LGBT parenting, including adoption by LGBT people
  • anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public accommodations
  • anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBT children at school
  • hate crime laws imposing enhanced criminal penalties for prejudice-motivated violence against LGBT people
  • bathroom bills affecting access to sex-segregated facilities by transgender people
  • laws related to sexual orientation and military service
  • laws concerning access to assisted reproductive technology
  • sodomy laws that penalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. These may or may not target homosexuals, males or males and females, or leave some homosexual acts legal.
  • adultery laws that same-sex couples are subject to
  • age of consent laws that may impose higher ages for same-sex sexual activity
  • laws regarding the donation of blood by men who have sex with men
  • laws concerning access to sex reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
  • legal recognition and accommodation of reassigned gender.

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Country/territory Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression Homosexual "propaganda" and "morality" laws Conversion therapy laws Notes
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