Gay rights map

We appreciate you signing up for the MAP newsletter. Recommended citation: Movement Advancement Project. ILGA World maps are among the most shared visual representations of how LGBTIQ people are affected by laws and policies around the world.

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These laws also can apply to people who are not transgender, but whose sense of gender or manner of dress does not adhere to gender stereotypes. Overall Policy Tally. This map shows the overall policy tallies as distinct from sexual orientation or gender identity tallies for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.

Click on any state to view its detailed policy tally and state profile, or click "Choose an Issue" above to view maps on over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies. Accessed [day of access]. Policy Tallies provide an overview of laws and polices that exist in each state.

February - To help make sense of the current policy landscape in the states, this report looks at legal equality for transgender people across the country. For information on our methodology and rationale behind the creation of the Policy Tallies, click here to see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Gender identity and expression are independent of sexual orientation, and transgender people may identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay or bisexual.

LGBTQ rights by country

Gay includes the legal status of same-sex marriage, adoption, serving openly in the military, discrimination protections, age of right differences, blood donation restrictions, gender changing restrictions, and gay conversion therapy bans.

With that platform, ILGA maps have become interactive and constantly updated, to better cover sexual orientation refers to a person’s capacity for profound. Laws concerning gender identity-expression by country or territory. A limited set of materials is restricted to the staff and board members of LGBTQ movement organizations.

New Democracy Maps. Laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation primarily protect or harm lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. The Rainbow Map presents information on Europe's LGBTI Rights Rankings in a quick, intuitive and interactive way.

Medium Overall Policy Tally 5 states. That said, transgender people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual can be affected by laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation. May - Mapping LGBT Map in America sets out to identify and explain the key gaps in legal equality for LGBT Americans by introducing the major state and local laws and policies that protect or harm LGBT people, providing a breakdown of those laws and policies by state, and showing how protections for LGBT Americans vary based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.

The scope of our long-standing rights mapping has expanded thanks to the ILGA World Database. You will receive an automatic email confirmation shortly. Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.

Click below to request user access. This map shows the overall policy tallies for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.S. territories. MAP works to ensure that all people have a fair chance to pursue health and happiness, earn a living, take care of the ones they love, be safe in their communities, and participate in civic life.

LGBT Travel Guide Explore the status and timelines of LGBT rights in each country, state, province, and region. Founded inthe Movement Advancement Project MAP is an independent, nonprofit think tank that provides rigorous research, insight and communications that help speed equality and opportunity for all.

The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies.