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|<!--Same-sex marriage-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since January 1997 | |<!--Same-sex marriage-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since January 1997 | ||
|<!--Adoption-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Since January 1997 (Standard regulation applies to homosexual couples) | |<!--Adoption-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Since January 1997 (Standard regulation applies to homosexual couples) | ||
|<!--Military-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Yes (Explicitly Permitted since July | |<!--Military-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Yes (Explicitly Permitted since July 2000) | ||
| <!--Anti-discrimination-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|]] Since December 1992 | | <!--Anti-discrimination-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|]] Since December 1992 | ||
|<!--Transgender issues-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Since July 2000 | |<!--Transgender issues-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Since July 2000 |
Revision as of 05:52, 16 December 2023
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: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | |
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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 |
Nortua
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | |
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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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While there were never any laws discriminating against LGBT individuals, the first laws protecting LGBT rights were signed into law in September 1996 by Prime Minister Jan-Dirk Hengelaar of the Liberal party. These rights were further expanded in May 2004 when Hengelaar signed a bill that added protections for Same-sex marriage, allowed for LGBT individuals to serve in the military, and added protections for transgender rights. |
Euronia
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | |
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Allieu legalized same-sex marriage in 1991. | ||||||||
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Caspiaa legalized same-sex marriage in 1991. | ||||||||
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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 legalized same-sex marriage in 1991. | ||||||||
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Rio Palito legalized same-sex marriage in 1991. | ||||||||
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West Chanchajilla has no recognition of LGBT rights. | ||||||||
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Zamastan legalized same-sex marriage in 1982, one of the first countries in Euronia to do so. |
Adula
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | |
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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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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, 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. |
Antartique
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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