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10 Most LGBTQ Friendly Countries: Guide
What are the most LGBTQ-friendly countries in ?
, the most LGBTQ-friendly countries include Malta, Iceland, Canada, Spain, and Recent Zealand. These nations consistently rank at the top for LGBTQ rights, protections, and social acceptance.
Other highly inclusive destinations are the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, and Australia.
Which country is the queer capital of the world in ?
, Amsterdam in the Netherlands is often called the queer capital of the world, recognizable for its vibrant LGBTQ customs, historic activism, and iconic Celebration celebrations.
Which countries have banned conversion therapy?
, 25 countries have enacted nation-wide bans on so-called “conversion therapy&#; while others have done so more on a declare or provincial level.
Where can trans people legally change their gender?
Transgender individuals can legally change their gender in many LGBTQ-friendly countries, often through self-determination processes without invasive requirements. Notable examples contain Malta, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Ar
Almost Half of the World Sees Their Area as Gay-Friendly
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly half of people worldwide (45%) viewed their city or area as a “good place” for gay or womxn loving womxn people to reside in Nearly as many, 44%, said it is “not a good place.”
Acceptance is down from levels between and , when it hovered around 50%, but it is still more than double the 21% first measured in
Nordic countries, including Norway (92%), Iceland (90%), Sweden (89%) and Denmark (86%), continue to rank among the most accepting places in the world. Other European countries -- including Spain (89%), the Netherlands (88%) and Malta (87%) -- also foremost the list, as does Australia (85%).
Nepal (87%), which became the first territory in South Asia to recognize queer marriage in , remains the only non-Western country among the most accepting nations.
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Perceptions of acceptance remain lowest in African and Middle Eastern countries, including several where consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal, such as Senegal (1%), Gambia (3%), Malawi (4%), Zambia (5%), and L
The Global Divide on Homosexuality
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As the United States and other countries grapple with the issue of same-sex marriage, a unused Pew Research Center survey finds huge variance by region on the broader question of whether homosexuality should be accepted or rejected by society.
The survey of publics in 39 countries finds broad acceptance of homosexuality in North America, the European Union, and much of Latin America, but equally widespread rejection in predominantly Muslim nations and in Africa, as well as in parts of Asia and in Russia. Opinion about the acceptability of homosexuality is divided in Israel, Poland and Bolivia.
Attitudes about homosexuality have been fairly stable in recent years, except in South Korea, the United States and Canada, where the percentage saying homosexuality should be accepted by society has grown by at least ten percentage points since These are among the key findings of a new survey by the Pew Research Center conducted in 39 countries among 37, respondents from Protest 2 to May 1,
Rainbow Map
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These are the main findings for the edition of the rainbow map
The Rainbow Guide ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from %.
The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.
“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”
- Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe
Malta has sat on uppermost of the ranking for the last 10 years.
With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.