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    Homosexual activity

    130
    Legal
    60
    Illegal
    Legal
    130 regions (66%)
    Illegal
    60 regions (30%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    7 regions (4%)
    Legal
    49 regions (98%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (2%)
    Europe
    Legal
    8 regions (57%)
    Illegal
    6 regions (43%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    11 regions (92%)
    Illegal
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Legal
    18 regions (78%)
    Illegal
    5 regions (22%)
    North America
    Legal
    23 regions (43%)
    Illegal
    30 regions (56%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (2%)
    Africa
    Legal
    21 regions (48%)
    Illegal
    18 regions (41%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    Same-sex marriage

    36
    Legal
    77
    Somewhere in between
    82
    Illegal
    Legal
    36 regions (18%)
    Somewhere in between
    77 regions (39%)
    Illegal
    82 regions (42%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (1%)
    Legal
    21 regions (42%)
    Somewhere in between
    18 regions (36%)
    Illegal
    11 regions (22%)
    Europe
    Legal
    2 regions (14%)
    Somewhere in between
    7 regions (50%)
    Illegal
    5 regions (36%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    6 regions (50%)
    Somewhere in between
    3 regions (25%)
    Illegal
    3 regions (25%)
    South America
    Legal
    5 regions (22%)
    Somewhere in between
    13 regions (57%)
    Illegal
    5 regions (22%)
    North America
    Legal
    1 regions (2%)
    Somewhere in between
    19 regions (35%)
    Illegal
    34 regions (63%)
    Africa
    Legal
    1 regions (2%)
    Somewhere in between
    17 regions (39%)
    Illegal
    24 regions (55%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (5%)
    Asia

    Censorship of LGBT Issues

    137
    No censorship
    52
    Censorship exists
    No censorship
    137 regions (70%)
    Censorship exists
    52 regions (26%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    8 regions (4%)
    No censorship
    42 regions (84%)
    Censorship exists
    6 regions (12%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    Europe
    No censorship
    14 regions (100%)
    Oceania
    No censorship
    11 regions (92%)
    Censorship exists
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    No censorship
    21 regions (91%)
    Censorship exists
    1 regions (4%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    No censorship
    33 regions (61%)
    Censorship exists
    18 regions (33%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (6%)
    Africa
    No censorship
    16 regions (36%)
    Censorship exists
    26 regions (59%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (5%)
    Asia

    Right to change legal gender

    34
    Legal
    49
    Somewhere in between
    103
    Illegal
    Legal
    34 regions (17%)
    Somewhere in between
    49 regions (25%)
    Illegal
    103 regions (52%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    11 regions (6%)
    Legal
    17 regions (34%)
    Somewhere in between
    23 regions (46%)
    Illegal
    9 regions (18%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (2%)
    Europe
    Legal
    1 regions (7%)
    Illegal
    11 regions (79%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (14%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    7 regions (58%)
    Somewhere in between
    1 regions (8%)
    Illegal
    4 regions (33%)
    South America
    Legal
    3 regions (13%)
    Somewhere in between
    2 regions (9%)
    Illegal
    17 regions (74%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    Legal
    2 regions (4%)
    Somewhere in between
    5 regions (9%)
    Illegal
    42 regions (78%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (9%)
    Africa
    Legal
    4 regions (9%)
    Somewhere in between
    18 regions (41%)
    Illegal
    20 regions (45%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (5%)
    Asia

    Legal recognition of non-binary gender

    16
    Recognized
    4
    Some recognition
    176
    Not recognized
    Recognized
    16 regions (8%)
    Some recognition
    4 regions (2%)
    Not recognized
    176 regions (89%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (1%)
    Recognized
    4 regions (8%)
    Some recognition
    2 regions (4%)
    Not recognized
    44 regions (88%)
    Europe
    Recognized
    2 regions (14%)
    Not recognized
    12 regions (86%)
    Oceania
    Recognized
    3 regions (25%)
    Some recognition
    1 regions (8%)
    Not recognized
    8 regions (67%)
    South America
    Recognized
    3 regions (13%)
    Not recognized
    19 regions (83%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    Some recognition
    1 regions (2%)
    Not recognized
    53 regions (98%)
    Africa
    Recognized
    4 regions (9%)
    Not recognized
    40 regions (91%)
    Asia

    LGBT discrimination

    53
    Protected
    63
    Some protections
    81
    No protections
    Protected
    53 regions (27%)
    Some protections
    63 regions (32%)
    No protections
    81 regions (41%)
    Protected
    29 regions (58%)
    Some protections
    15 regions (30%)
    No protections
    5 regions (10%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (2%)
    Europe
    Protected
    3 regions (21%)
    Some protections
    7 regions (50%)
    No protections
    4 regions (29%)
    Oceania
    Protected
    7 regions (58%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (33%)
    No protections
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Protected
    6 regions (26%)
    Some protections
    13 regions (57%)
    No protections
    4 regions (17%)
    North America
    Protected
    3 regions (6%)
    Some protections
    15 regions (28%)
    No protections
    37 regions (69%)
    Africa
    Protected
    5 regions (11%)
    Some protections
    9 regions (20%)
    No protections
    30 regions (68%)
    Asia

    LGBT employment discrimination

    61
    Protected
    31
    Some protections
    94
    No protections
    Protected
    61 regions (31%)
    Some protections
    31 regions (16%)
    No protections
    94 regions (48%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    11 regions (6%)
    Protected
    36 regions (72%)
    Some protections
    6 regions (12%)
    No protections
    8 regions (16%)
    Europe
    Protected
    5 regions (36%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (29%)
    No protections
    5 regions (36%)
    Oceania
    Protected
    6 regions (50%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (33%)
    No protections
    2 regions (17%)
    South America
    Protected
    7 regions (30%)
    Some protections
    6 regions (26%)
    No protections
    7 regions (30%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (13%)
    North America
    Protected
    3 regions (6%)
    Some protections
    7 regions (13%)
    No protections
    41 regions (76%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (6%)
    Africa
    Protected
    4 regions (9%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (9%)
    No protections
    31 regions (70%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    LGBT housing discrimination

    53
    Protected
    16
    Some protections
    111
    No protections
    Protected
    53 regions (27%)
    Some protections
    16 regions (8%)
    No protections
    111 regions (56%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    17 regions (9%)
    Protected
    32 regions (64%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (8%)
    No protections
    12 regions (24%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    Europe
    Protected
    3 regions (21%)
    Some protections
    2 regions (14%)
    No protections
    7 regions (50%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (14%)
    Oceania
    Protected
    7 regions (58%)
    Some protections
    1 regions (8%)
    No protections
    3 regions (25%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Protected
    5 regions (22%)
    Some protections
    2 regions (9%)
    No protections
    15 regions (65%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    Protected
    2 regions (4%)
    Some protections
    3 regions (6%)
    No protections
    43 regions (80%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    6 regions (11%)
    Africa
    Protected
    4 regions (9%)
    Some protections
    4 regions (9%)
    No protections
    31 regions (70%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    Same-sex adoption

    38
    Legal
    108
    Somewhere in between
    47
    Illegal
    Legal
    38 regions (19%)
    Somewhere in between
    108 regions (55%)
    Illegal
    47 regions (24%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    4 regions (2%)
    Legal
    23 regions (46%)
    Somewhere in between
    20 regions (40%)
    Illegal
    7 regions (14%)
    Europe
    Legal
    2 regions (14%)
    Somewhere in between
    10 regions (71%)
    Illegal
    2 regions (14%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    6 regions (50%)
    Somewhere in between
    5 regions (42%)
    Illegal
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Legal
    4 regions (17%)
    Somewhere in between
    17 regions (74%)
    Illegal
    1 regions (4%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    Legal
    1 regions (2%)
    Somewhere in between
    39 regions (72%)
    Illegal
    14 regions (26%)
    Africa
    Legal
    2 regions (5%)
    Somewhere in between
    17 regions (39%)
    Illegal
    22 regions (50%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (7%)
    Asia

    Serving openly in military

    59
    Legal
    56
    Somewhere in between
    47
    Illegal
    Legal
    59 regions (30%)
    Somewhere in between
    56 regions (28%)
    Illegal
    47 regions (24%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    35 regions (18%)
    Legal
    25 regions (50%)
    Somewhere in between
    20 regions (40%)
    Illegal
    1 regions (2%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    4 regions (8%)
    Europe
    Legal
    5 regions (36%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    9 regions (64%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    10 regions (83%)
    Somewhere in between
    2 regions (17%)
    South America
    Legal
    9 regions (39%)
    Somewhere in between
    4 regions (17%)
    Illegal
    2 regions (9%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    8 regions (35%)
    North America
    Legal
    1 regions (2%)
    Somewhere in between
    19 regions (35%)
    Illegal
    26 regions (48%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    8 regions (15%)
    Africa
    Legal
    9 regions (20%)
    Somewhere in between
    11 regions (25%)
    Illegal
    18 regions (41%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    6 regions (14%)
    Asia

    Blood donations by MSMs

    121
    Legal
    1
    Somewhere in between
    58
    Illegal
    Legal
    121 regions (61%)
    Somewhere in between
    1 regions (1%)
    Illegal
    58 regions (29%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    17 regions (9%)
    Legal
    35 regions (70%)
    Illegal
    13 regions (26%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    Europe
    Legal
    10 regions (71%)
    Illegal
    4 regions (29%)
    Oceania
    Legal
    11 regions (92%)
    Illegal
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Legal
    18 regions (78%)
    Somewhere in between
    1 regions (4%)
    Illegal
    3 regions (13%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (4%)
    North America
    Legal
    33 regions (61%)
    Illegal
    12 regions (22%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    9 regions (17%)
    Africa
    Legal
    14 regions (32%)
    Illegal
    25 regions (57%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    5 regions (11%)
    Asia

    Conversion therapy

    25
    Banned
    1
    Partially banned
    161
    Not banned
    Banned
    25 regions (13%)
    Partially banned
    1 regions (1%)
    Not banned
    161 regions (82%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    10 regions (5%)
    Banned
    10 regions (20%)
    Not banned
    38 regions (76%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (4%)
    Europe
    Banned
    3 regions (21%)
    Partially banned
    1 regions (7%)
    Not banned
    9 regions (64%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (7%)
    Oceania
    Banned
    6 regions (50%)
    Not banned
    5 regions (42%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Banned
    1 regions (4%)
    Not banned
    18 regions (78%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    4 regions (17%)
    North America
    Not banned
    54 regions (100%)
    Africa
    Banned
    5 regions (11%)
    Not banned
    37 regions (84%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    2 regions (5%)
    Asia

    Equal age of consent

    134
    Equal
    9
    Unequal
    Equal
    134 regions (68%)
    Unequal
    9 regions (5%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    54 regions (27%)
    Equal
    49 regions (98%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (2%)
    Europe
    Equal
    11 regions (79%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    3 regions (21%)
    Oceania
    Equal
    9 regions (75%)
    Unequal
    2 regions (17%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    1 regions (8%)
    South America
    Equal
    18 regions (78%)
    Unequal
    1 regions (4%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    4 regions (17%)
    North America
    Equal
    21 regions (39%)
    Unequal
    6 regions (11%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    27 regions (50%)
    Africa
    Equal
    26 regions (59%)
    No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
    18 regions (41%)
    Asia
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