
The State of LGBT Rights Around the World
The State of LGBT Rights Around the World
PROTECTION, PERSECUTION, AND RECOGNITION OF LGBT PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE
PERSECUTION
Death Penalty
Prison
(from l4 yrs to a life sentence)
illegal - Fine or undetermined
punishment
PREVENTION
Specifically prohibits marriage or
second-parent adoption
PROTECTION
Passed legislation specifically
prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual orientation
RECOGNITION
Marriage
Other type of partnership
Foreign same-sex marriages
recognized
Legislation pending
NO LEGISLATION
No specific legislation
regarding LGBT rights
*Note: Countries are colored based on the
highest level of rights/protections offerrred
Alaska (USA)
United States of America
Greenland (Denmark)
Mexico
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
MozambiqueNamibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES - PERCENT OF STATES THAT RECOGNIZE LGBT RELATIONSHIPS
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE - 14%
Connecticut
Iowa
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont
Washington, D.C.
CIVIL UNIONS - 10%
Delaware
Hawaii
Illinois
New Jersey
Rhode Island
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS - 12%
California
Oregon
Washington
Maine
Nevada
Wisconsin
2012 � Amy K Hunnel (http://www.amykartanddesign.com) The State of LGBT Rights Around the World PROTECTION, PERSECUTION, AND RECOGNITION OF LGBT PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE SVALBARD NORM GREENLAND (DENMARK) PERSECUTION ALASKA (USA) Death Penalty Prison (from 14 yrs to a life sentence) RUSSIA Prison (up to 14 yrs) CA FINLAND FAROE ISLANDS Illegal - Fine or undertermined punishment UNITED KINGDOM BELARUS POLAND PREVENTION GERMANY UKRAINÉ KAZAKHSTAN MONGOLIA MOLDOVA FRANCE Specifically prohibits marriage or second-parent adoption ROMANIA NORTH KOREA UZBEKISTAN BULGARIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JAPAN ISPAIN/ ITALY PORTUG SOUTH KOREA TURKMENISTAN TURKEY GREECE CHINA PROTECTION SYRIA AFGHANISTAN KASHMIR OY IRAN IRAQ MOROCCO Passed legislation specifically PAKISTAN prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation ALGERIA CAwY RLANDS N LIBYA MEXICO SAUDI ARABIA EGYPT INDIA MYANMAR (BURMA) OMAN HANASADA LAOS MAURITANIA MALI RECOGNITION NIGER CHAD ERITREA THAILAND YEMEN SUDAN CAMBODIA BURKINA PHILIPPINES GUINEA Marriage NIGERIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VENEZUELA SERRALEONE GHANA ETHIOPIA COTE LA DIVOIRE GUYANA CAMEROON Other type of partnership SURINAME COLOMBIA FRENCH GUIANA SOMALIA BOKO GUTORIALGUE UGANDA KENYA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO GABON Foreign same-sex marriages recognized CONGO INDONE S TA PAPUA BRAZI L TANZANIA NEW GUNEA PERU Legislation pending MAYOTECE ANGOLA ZAMBIA BOLIVIA MADAGASCAR ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA MAUT NO LEGISLATION BOTSWANA No specific legislation regarding LGBT rights CHE AUSTR *Note: Countries are colored based on the ARGENTINA highest level of rights/protections offered NEW ZEALAND FALKLAND ISLANDS (UK) SOUTH GEORGIA (UK) LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES - PERCENT OF STATES THAT RECOGNIZE LGBT RELATIONSHIPS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS 12% Connecticut 14% 10% CIVIL UNIONS lowa California Delaware Oregon Washington Massachusetts New Hampshire Hawaii New York Illinois Maine Vermont New Jersey Nevada Washington, D.C. Rhode Island Wisconsin Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_by_country_or_territory, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States_by_state 2012 © Amy K Hunnel (http://www.amykartanddesign.com)
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