Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Below are national laws as they currently stand in respect to LGBT rights.
Scope of Laws
Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following:
- laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
- laws concerning LGBT parenting, including adoption by LGBT people
- anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public accommodations
- anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBT children at school
- hate crime laws imposing enhanced criminal penalties for prejudice-motivated violence against LGBT people
- bathroom bills affecting access to sex-segregated facilities by transgender people
- laws related to sexual orientation and military service
- laws concerning access to assisted reproductive technology
- sodomy laws that penalize consensual same-sex sexual activity.
- adultery laws that same-sex couples are subject to
- age of consent laws that may impose higher ages for same-sex sexual activity
- laws regarding donation of blood, corneas, and other tissues by men who have sex with men
- laws concerning access to sex reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
- legal recognition and accommodation of reassigned gender.
Laws by country or territory
Ausiana
LGBT rights in:
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Same-sex sexual activity
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Recognition of same-sex unions
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Same-sex marriage
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Adoption by same-sex couples
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LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military
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Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
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Laws concerning gender identity/expression
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Makko Oko
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Since August 2022
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Since August 2022
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Since August 2022 (Internationally since November 2022)
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No adoption laws have ever been put in place
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Not expressly prohibited nor permitted per the MCJC
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Any operation to change genders is prohibited by law
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Homosexuality has never been illegal under the law in the history of Makko Oko, both previously and now, however the state church highly supports homosexual relationships and it thus led to the expansion of homosexual rights into the new era of the empire
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Nortua
LGBT rights in:
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Same-sex sexual activity
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Recognition of same-sex unions
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Same-sex marriage
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Adoption by same-sex couples
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LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military
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Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
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Laws concerning gender identity/expression
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Beatavic
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Since September 1996
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Since September 1996
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Since September 1996
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Since September 1996
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Since May 2004
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Since September 1996
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Since May 2004
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Beatavic legalized same-sex marriage in 1996.
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Besmenia
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Since January 1981
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Since January 1981
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Since January 1988
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Since January 1988
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Since January 2003
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Since January 1988
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Since January 1988
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Same-sex sexual activities were first legalized in Besmenia in 1981 by the then social liberal FBBP-SDU federal government under Prime Minister Martin Beiter. In 1988 there were further relaxations such as the legalization of same-sex marriage, the adoption by same-sex spouses and the legal recognition of transgender people.
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Euronia
LGBT rights in:
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Same-sex sexual activity
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Recognition of same-sex unions
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Same-sex marriage
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Adoption by same-sex couples
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LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military
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Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
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Laws concerning gender identity/expression
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Allieu
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Since 1982
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1979
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Since 1982
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Since 1999
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Allieu legalized same-sex marriage in 1991.
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Caspiaa
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Since 1979
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1979
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Since 1979
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Since 1999
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Caspiaa legalized same-sex marriage in 1991.
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East Chanchajilla
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Since 2009
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Since 2009
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Limited
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East Chanchajilla legalized legal status for same-sex practice and unions in 2009, though marriage, transgenderism, adoption, and military service is prohibited.
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Lutharia
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Since 1982
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1979
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Since 1982
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Since 1999
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Lutharia legalized same-sex marriage in 1991.
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Rio Palito
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Since 1982
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1991
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Since 1979
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Since 1982
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Since 1999
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Rio Palito legalized same-sex marriage in 1991.
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West Chanchajilla
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West Chanchajilla has no recognition of LGBT rights.
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Zamastan
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Since July 1982
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Since July 1982
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Since July 1982
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Since August 1987
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Since September 1974
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Since September 1968
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Since April 1991
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Zamastan legalized same-sex marriage in 1982, one of the first countries in Euronia to do so.
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Adula
LGBT rights in:
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Same-sex sexual activity
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Recognition of same-sex unions
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Same-sex marriage
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Adoption by same-sex couples
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LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military
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Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
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Laws concerning gender identity/expression
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Emmiria
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Foreign nationals are allowed to practice, while Emmirian nationals face varying sentences for breaching restrictions.
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Emmiria's conservative Muslim society has restricted LGBT rights. Foreign nationals are allowed to practice same-sex sexual activity in privacy, though Emmirian nationals face varying prison sentences.
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Pongi
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Since December 1992
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Since December 1992
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Since January 1997
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Since January 1997 (Standard regulation applies to homosexual couples)
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Yes (Explicitly Permitted since July 2000)
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Since December 1992
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Since July 2000
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In Pongi, homosexuality has always been tolerated or encouraged within SolarAnchor and social practises. New laws have ensured that LGBT people are not discriminated upon their sexuality/gender.
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Verdusa
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Since October 2013
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Since October 2013
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Since January 2008
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Since October 2013
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Verdusa, being a highly religious nation, does not permit same-sex marriage or adoption. However, same-sex practice is legal and unions were formally recognized in 2013, and anti-discrimination laws have been in place since 2008.
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