In 1980, Papua New Guinea adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Jamaica adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Spain adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Haiti adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Egypt adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Dominican Republic adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Chile adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Bulgaria adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Belize adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Bahamas adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Austria adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

Homosexual Activity is Legal in Trentino Alto Adige

"All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law."

Homosexual acts were legalized prior to the federal ruling which legalized homosexuality for all federal jurisdictions in 2003.

Prior to November 2011, a lifetime ban was in place for MSM

Legislative repeal, effective 1980.

Homosexual men in Turkey cannot donate blood. The Turkish Red Crescent considers homosexuality to be a risk factor for HIV/AIDS.

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Homosexuality is illegal in Iran. No protections exist.

Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, so no protections for Employment exist if you are an LGBT person.

Formally, Iranian government believes every citizen to be heterosexual, stripping protection for LGBTQ+ community.

Age of consent is governed by RCW 9A.44 and is equal, regardless of gender or orientation.

Definition of marriage used follows from the Islamic definition of a union between a man and women. The marriage is prohibited and same-sex sexual activity is punished as stated in the Penal code.

The punishment for homosexuality is currently death for men. (Unless if there is sex between a mature person and a minor; in which can the mature person will be killed while minor will receive up to 74 lashes. Same case applies for 2 minors.) For women, the punishment is up to 100 lashes. Women with a certain number of repeat offenses can become subject to the death penalty as well.

Homosexual activity is illegal in Oman, since 1979 homosexual people are not to do such.

It is illegal to get married to the same sex, therefore there is no adoption for same-sex couples in Oman.

In 1979, Kosovo adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Japan adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Israel adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Honduras adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Netherlands adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Italy adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1980, Guatemala adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Guyana adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Greece adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Ecuador adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Dominica adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1997, Czechoslovakia adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Montenegro adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Croatia adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Brazil adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Barbados adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Belgium adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Australia adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

In 1979, Argentina adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.

Donating blood a is legal with no deferral after sex.

The Age of Consent is currently legal in Cuba.

Under the Home Rule Act

Private, non-commercial sexual relations between same-sex consenting adults 16 and over have been legal in Cuba since 1979. Prior to 1979, a provision in the Social Defense code labeled "homosexual practices" as a "social threat". This prior code did not technically criminalize homosexuality but left LGBT folks in a state of limbo as they were de-facto prosecuted and some even sent to labor camps in post-revolutionary Cuba.

Homosexual sex is illegal. Also, sexual activity outside of marriage is illegal.

In 1979 Adolfo Suárez Government reversed the previous prohibitions on same sex activity. The 1970 Law on Danger and Social Rehabilitation remained active until 1995 but was unenforced after Spain adopted democracy.

Michigan Compiled Law 333.2831(c) allowed citizens to change the sex designation on birth certificates with an affidavit of a physician certifying that sex-reassignment surgery had been performed.

Homosexuality is illegal there.

Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.

Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.

Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.

Anal sex between two consenting males will be sentenced to 14 years in prison. Attempted anal sex will reult in seven years in prison. Acts of "gross indecendy" will receive five years in prison. (decriminalization pending

Sections 14.74 and 14.79 of Liberia's Penal Code (1978) define consensual same-sex sexual activity as "voluntary sodomy," categorizing it as a first-degree misdemeanor. This offense is punishable by a prison sentence of up to one year, a fine of up to L$1000, or both. The law is used to persecute lesbians and gay men.

Starting on April 1st, 1978, trans people were allowed to legally change their gender in Quebec if they fit the following criteria: -The person must be of age -a Canadian citizen -not married -have been residing in Quebec for at least a year -must have undergone medical and surgical treatment that would modify the sexual organs and general sex characteristics In 2005, the criteria requiring the person to not be married is removed.

There is no recognition of non-binary people in Catalunya.

Homosexual acts were legalized prior to the federal ruling which legalized homosexuality for all federal jurisdictions in 2003.

Age of consent are 15 regardless of sexual orientation.

Legislative repeal, effective 1978.

Sexual orientation is protected under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights since December 1977, making it the first province to protect it. Gender identity and expression is protected federally under Bill C-16.

As of 2009, the courts also ruled that transgender individuals are also permitted to serve in the military.

The Penal Code adopted on June 15, 1977 criminalised 'pederasty' under Article 137 with deprivation of liberty for up to ten years.

The Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (as part of the SFRY) adopted in 1977 criminalized unnatural fornication between men. Article 93 (2): for unnatural fornication between persons of the male sex, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year.

On June 28, 1977, the Socialist autonomous province of Kosovo (as part of SR Serbia in then SFRY) passed Criminal Law that criminalized consentual male homosexuality. "Unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year (Article 81 (3)). The same sentence remained after reintegration into the legal system of Serbia in 1989.

The Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (as part of the SFRY) adopted on June 16, 1977 criminalized unnatural fornication between men. Article 101, paragraph (2): for unnatural fornication between persons of the male sex, the perpetrator will be punished by imprisonment for up to one year.

On June 28, 1977, the Socialist Republic of Serbia and its two socialist autonomous provinces—Vojvodina and Kosovo—passed separate Criminal Laws that treated the issue of male homosexuality differently. In (Central) Serbia (Article 110, Paragraph 3) and Kosovo (Article 81, Paragraph 3) "unnatural fornication" between persons of the male sex was punishable by imprisonment for up to one year. In Vojvodina (Article 75, paragraph 3 is missing) there was no criminalization of consensual sex between men.

The age of consent in Slovenia has been the same for everyone since 1977. The age limit of 14 was raised to 15 in 1999.

The age of consent of 14 has been the same for everyone since 1977.

The Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro adopted on June 17, 1977 decriminalized consensual male homosexuality on the territory of Montenegro in the then SFRY.

The age of sexual consent was 18 years old for anal intercourse between men and 14 years for other sexual practices.

Legislative repeal, effective 1977.

The Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Croatia adopted on June 16, 1977 decriminalized consensual male homosexuality on the territory of Croatia in the then SFRY.

The Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia adopted on May 26, 1977, decriminalized consensual male homosexuality on the territory of Slovenia in the then SFRY.

They also do not recognize same-sex marriages performed outside of the state.

Minnesota laws are changed to explicitly outlaw same-sex marriage through adding the words "between one man and a woman".

Homosexuality is illegal hence by default there are no discrimination protection extended to LGBTQ+ community.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

In 1977, Montenegro legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1977, Croatia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1977, Bosnia and Herzegovina legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1991, Australia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1977 Sodomy was illegal in all 50 states, Arkansas had laws against sodomy. Sodomy was defined as homosexual acts, laws where repelled when the supreme court took on a case from 2002, Lawrence v. Texas. Supreme court ruled that all forms of punishment by sodomy was illegal, and homosexual acts are legal.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.

Age of consent is equal

As part of Yugoslavia

as part of Montenegro.

Protection under the BC Human Rights Code.

Canadian Human Rights Act (1977, cited 1985) Gender identity is not spelled out in the BC Human Rights Code. However, there are a set of strict guidelines of exempt cases for housing protections on the basis of sexual orientation.

Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal.

Date shown is when US banned gay male blood donations.

MSMs were not eligible to donate blood.

Men who had sex with men, even just once, were banned indefinitely from donating blood in Canada from 1977 to 2013.

Article 427 states homosexuality will suffer long imprisonments (along with Adultery.) In addition, article 398 states that honour killing is encouraged.

Same sex marriage is not legal.

WASHINGTON LAWS, 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.92.010 Item 209 repealed Washington's Sodomy Laws: (a) Section 2. chapter 139, Laws of 1893 (b) Section 204, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 (c) Section 3, chapter 74, Laws of 1937 (d) RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. Item 226 repealed Washington's Vagrancy Laws: (a) Section 1, page 85, Laws of 1875, (b) Section 1271, Code of 1881 (c) Section 436, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 (d) Section 1, chapter 11, Laws of 1965 (e) Section 29, chapter 122 Laws of 1972 ex. sess. (f) RCW 9.87.010 Vagrancy. The U.S. Supreme Court further secured these protections when it ruled in LAWRENCE ET Al. v. TEXAS on June 26, 2003, that any law "making it a crime for two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimate sexual conduct violates the Due Process Clause" of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In 1976, a vast revision of the state’s sexual assault laws repealed the law against sodomy.

* \"From\" date taken from earliest recorded specific legislation on the matter. MSM is not contemplated as a criterion for exclusion. Information regarding blood donation by MSM during the Franco dictatorship is unknown, but was probably outlawed along with the practice of homosexuality. No specific legal texts from that historical time period address the issue.

The Law on Adoption, adopted on May 7, 1976, for the first time introduces two categories of adoption: "incomplete adoption" and "full adoption". In the first case, adoptive parents could be both individuals and married partners. In the second case, adoptive parents are exclusively married partners.

Legislative repeal, effective 1976.

Article 355 of Bahrain's Penal Code (1976) brings about a penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine is enforced on individuals who print, import, export, own, possess, carry, or exhibit publications, drawings, pictures, films, symbols, or similar items with the intention of exploiting, distributing, or displaying them if they are deemed to contravene public morals.

None are in the criminal code.

Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals

In 1976, Philippines legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

Legislative repeal, effective 1976.

Age of consent is 15 regardless of sexual orientation; 18 for special cases between two individuals where one is in custody of the other, or who gives consent in the presence of the other's "abusing superior age or experience."

No protections.

Upto 3 years

New Mexico repealed its laws banning homosexual activity in 1975; nearly 30 years before the Supreme Court's ruling in Lawrence v. Texas.

The Cuban Constitution does not ban same sex marriage, but other statutory laws do prohibit it. Article 2 of the Family Code defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman - an amendment drafted in 2018 would have changed this but was rejected. Further consultation on changes to the Family Code are ongoing in 2022.

The Marriage Law of 1975 states that marriage is defined as a contract between a man and a woman having equal rights and duties with the object of creating a family.

In 1975, Iceland legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

France allows transition care for adults and minors. Minors can access puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and in some cases, mastectomies. Genital surgeries are however reserved for adults.

In 1991, Belgium legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1975, the first sex reassignment surgery in Czechoslovakia and the associated change of legal gender took place in the clinic in Brno.

AL HB385 (2021), signed by Governor Kay Ivey in April of 2021, amended Section 16-40A-2, Code of Alabama 1975 to strike an emphasis in the state's public sex education that "in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense under the laws of the state." In 2003 the US Supreme Court under LAWRENCE V. TEXAS made unconstitutional state anti-sodomy laws. Regardless, teachers in Alabama still had to emphasize that homosexuality was illegal.

Mozambique's penal code included a clause against against individuals "who habitually engage in vices against nature," however, there had been no known prosecutions under the clause.

A legal change of gender is obtained through the local registry office. This process includes obtaining a new birth certificate or a personal identification number (called a Birth Number) and has been possible since 1975.

The Age of consent in Kentucky is 16 years old.

Massachusetts legalised homosexual activity through a court ruling in 1974, although dormant sodomy laws still exist in its state laws.

Manus falls under Papua New Guinea, making homosexuality illegal under Section 212. But this has not been enforced since 2015.

No restrictions for lgbt serving.

The penal code does not mention homosexuality explicitly and thus is assumed to be legal

People v. Gibson, Colorado Supreme Court (1974)

Penal Code (1974) and Penal Code (2018) both criminalize homosexual sex between gay men and lesbians. The maximum punishment in both penal codes is 3 years imprisonment.

In 1974, Fiji legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1974, Austria legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 51 of 1974 provided the legal foundation for—ostensibly white—South Africans who had “undergone a change of sex” to alter their “sex description” in the country’s birth register.

Alaskan State Statute provides any unmarried individual may petition for adoption; married individuals must petition together. Second parent adoption has been permitted by some lower court judges, but it is not confirmed by appellate court case law or state statute.

The Netherlands is responsible for defence.

The Netherlands is responsible for defence.

The Netherlands is responsible for defence.

The Netherlands became the first country to allow gay soldiers to serve in the military openly.

The age of consent for males and females engaged in heterosexual activity is 19 and 16 in a marriage. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18.

Kentucky Revised Statutes were revised in 1974 to criminalize non-procreative sexual acts only between people of the same sex. A conviction could have led to up to 12 months in prison and a fine of up to $500.

Article 242 of the family law states explicitly that marriage is between a man and a woman who has cohabited for more than 3 years. The recent movement of "accidental passage" of same sex marriage has not taken effect or exercised.

Gender identity only.

Gender identity only.

Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Pakistan.

In 1973, homosexual acts were made legal by the government

In 1973, Indonesia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1973, Chile legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

Defended by Dutch.

Legislative repeal, effective 1973.

Legislative repeal, effective 1973.

A court ruling in Indonesia in December 2009 stipulated that Indonesians who have undergone gender re-assignment surgery must be allowed to change their gender on identity documents.

Since 2006, transgender individuals have been able change their legal gender and name after undergoing gender affirming surgery and potentially humilitating doctor's inspection as reported by some trans activists, according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31). In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery.

Changes of gender were only legally recognised if the individual had undergone sterilisation.

Homosexuality is legal in Madagascar.

Homosexuality is illegal there.

No protections because homosexuality is still illegal.

Norway fully repealed Section 213 of the Norwegian Penal Code, legalizing homosexual activity.

Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.

Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.

Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.

Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.

Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.

after the sex reassignment surgery that took place in September 17, 1970, a transgender man changed his legal gender and name. Six months after change legal gender, he became a husband.

the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed

after the sex reassignment surgery that took place in September 17, 1970, a transgender man changed his legal gender and name. Six months after change legal gender, he became a husband.

the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed

the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed

Nobody lives in Bouvet Island,however Norwegian law has equal consent (16) for both straight and homosexual couples.

Nobody lives here, but still legal according to Norwegian Laws.

Under Norway rules.

Age of consent equal at 16 years of age.

Under Norway rules.

In 1972, Netherlands legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In 1972, Dominican Republic legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against housing discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.

The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against employment discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.

The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.

Legislative repeal, effective 1971.

Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protection for LGBTQ+ community

Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protections for LGBTQ+ community

In 1971, an amendment to the Penal Code decriminalised non-commercial same-sex sexual acts between adults, while at the same time introducing a new provision (Section 209), which set the age of consent for gay male sex at 18, 4 years higher than the lesbian and heterosexual age of consent, which was instead set at 14.

Article 25 in Afghanistans Law on Marriage (1971) states: “The marriage certificate is a document of man and woman which proves the contract of marriage.”

Article 9(1) in The Law of Marriage Act defines marriage as a voluntary union of a man and a woman.

Åland has been part of Finland since the 20th century. In 1971, Finland decriminalised gay sex in 1971, although it was not until the 1980's that homosexuality was declassified as an illness.

In 1971, Czechoslovakia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

In all of Finland.

Homosexuality as an act is legal in Costa Rica since 1971 penal code, in 2002 "sodomía escandalosa" an unclear minor crime was derogated. Also in 2013 some debris from these laws was finally absolutely erased.

Finland decriminalised gay sex in 1971, although it was not until the 1980s that homosexuality was declassified as an illness.

Between these time frames, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and, in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa

In 1970, Finland legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

Prior to 2022, Gender change was legal and easier to access

Consensual same-sex acts were legalized in 1945 after the end of WW2 by the Polish Penal Code. Since 2019 several municipalities have declared themselves to be "LGBT-free zones", while this has no legal standing it does adversely affect LGBT people by opening them up to hate crime. In 1970 homosexuality was completely decriminalized by removing the provision on homosexual prostitution from the penal code.