LGBT rights by country or territory (Anteria)

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

Hiraethia

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Eldmora	Since 1995	Since 2000	Since 2005	Since 2005	Since 2000	No anti-discrimination laws have ever been put in place.
Hyliastor	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Since 1940	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 1978, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
The Vanna	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex marriages have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex couple adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGBTQ+ military service have ever existed in the country)	The Vanna bans all anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination	Legal (No laws against gender identity/expression have ever existed in the country)
Zona Umida	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (Since 1979).	No law or policy has concerned same-sex adoption. Prohibition varies among the adoption center.	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	No anti-discrimination laws have ever been put in place.	Since 1985, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.

Caleren

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Ganji Islands	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Since 2021	Since 2021	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 2021, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Lost Astoria	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex marriages have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex couple adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Legal (No laws against gender identity/expression have ever existed in the country)

Caliandia

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
La Montilla	Legal since 1968	Legal since 1968	Legal since 1968	Legal since 1975	Legal since 1968	La Montilla bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 1980, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender

Meredonne

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Chantadea	Since 1997, it's allowed in the private sphere, but it's totally forbidden for same-sex couples to show signs of affection in public. Flags of the LGTB+ collective and related demonstrations are also prohibited.
Nexalan	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since 2009, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.

Thuadia

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Achwyfan	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal since 1977.	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal since 1978	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Aziallis	Criminalized in 1831 with 10 years of prison though it was sparely enforced after 1847. Criminal penalty increased life in prison in 1931. Decriminalized in 1956.	Legal since 1973.	Legal since 1980.	Legalized in 1988. Right withdrawn in 1992. Right reinstated in 2003.	Allowed to serve since 1973. Serving openly since 1988.	Bans all anti-gay discrimination in 2006.	Since 1988 "Third Gender" is recognised. Since 2011, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Bakyern	Legal since 2012.				"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies in effect.
Barceria	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal since 1976	Legal since 1985	Legal since 1980	No military	Covered by Public Decency Act	Legal since 1980, since 1990 no surgery required (all documents can be amended to the recognised gender)
Bendan	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989	Legal since 1989
Canton River Delta	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Hatstheput	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Since 2004	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)		Legal (No laws prohibiting change in gender identity have ever existed in the country)
Frarstizk	Since 2005	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)
Galicianna	Legal since 1968.	Legal since 2019.		Legal since 2022.	Legal since 1968.	Bans some anti-gay discrimination.	/ Restrictions in place
Kentalis	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
New Sebronia	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Neuewland	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal since 2001	Marriage under Sjaanist Law can only be between a man and a woman	Only Married couples can adopt children under Nyal law	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)
Sauthar	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	No military	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Salerit	Legal since 1961	Each state has the power to decide whether or not to legalize civil unions between people of the same gender.	Each state has the power to decide whether or not to legalize same sex marriage between people of the same gender.	Each state has the power to decide whether or not to legalize it.	Legal (No laws against LGTB military service have ever existed in the country)	Bans some anti-gay discrimination	Each state has the power to decide whether or not to legalize it.
Speke	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)		Never criminalised		/ Restrictions in place
Tiskaiya	Legal since 1981, covered by 1981 Civil Rights Act	Legal since 1981, covered by 1981 Civil Rights Act	Legal since 1981, covered by 1981 Civil Rights Act		Legal since 1981, covered by 1981 Civil Rights Act
USWR	Legal since 1980, constitutionally protected.	Legal since 1980, constitutionally protected.	Legal since 1980, constitutionally protected.	Legal since 1980, constitutionally protected.	Legal since 1971, constitutionally protected.	Established in the 1980 Constitution	Since 1980, Constitutionally protected. All documents can be amended to the recognized gender.
Vileria	Since December 2022	Unions are totally legal, both foreign and domestic	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	In january 2023, same-sex adoption was made legal by a bill passed by a majority through the Federal Congress	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Covered by historic equality legislation	Since time immemorial, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Prybourne	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Legal (No laws prohibiting same-sex unions have ever existed in the country)	Since 1956	Since 1923	Never criminalised		/ Since 1996, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.

Thrismari

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bikinia	Undefined			Undefined	Undefined	Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Eretz Shalem	Since 1951	Since 2014		Since 2014	Legal (No laws against same-sex adoption have ever existed in the country)	Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 2014	Since 2014, only after sex-reassignment surgery
Federation of Yugoslavia	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Since 2004	Since 2021 (Constitutional Court verdict 107 of 2021)	Since 2021 (Constitutional Court verdict 107 of 2021)	Since 2000	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 2018, only after sex-reassignment surgery
Fuxa	Legal since 1974.	Legal since 1993.		Since 1986	Legal (No laws against LGB military service have ever existed in the country)	Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Gassasinia	Since 1977	Since 2008		Since 2016	Since 2001	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 1987, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Inchyroa	Since 1960	Bill pending	Bill pending	Bill pending	Since 2005	/ Bans some anti-gay discrimination	Since 2020, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Lusotanie	Never criminalized	/ Varies by state		/ Adoption by a single person from the LGBTQ+ community has never been prohibited. However, joint adoption by a couple is not allowed, as such couples do not have legal recognition	Never criminalized	/ Some states ban some or all anti-gay discrimination	/ Varies by state
Melvenia	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Since 2005	Since 2020	Since 2020	Since 1936	Bans some anti-gay discrimination	/ Restrictions in place
Morrawia	Since 1860	Since 1990	Since 2006	Since 2008	Since 1997	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 2012, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Salamat	Penalty: up to 9 months imprisonment				Since 2005	Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Sarocca	Since 2022	Not recognised	Not recognised	Banned	Banned	Bans some anti-gay discrimination	Completely unrecognised
Saukania
Shirua	Since 1968
Cordomonivence	Since 1955	Since 1988	Since 2015	Since 2018	Since 1958	Bans some anti-gay discrimination	Since 2020, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender

Olivacia

LGBT rights in:	Same-sex sexual activity	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGB people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Dmaskrass	Since Establishment	Since Establishment	Since Establishment	Since Establishment	Since Establishment	Since Establishment	Since Establishment
Dwetasia
Freice	Since 1992	Since 2022	Since 2022	Since 2022	No military	Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Lehmhügel	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)	Since 2006		Since 2011	Never prohibited	Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 2002	/ Since 2008, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender.
Ludviska	Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)				Never prohibited	Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Sukong	Since 1977	Since 2020		Since 2020	Since 2003	Bans all anti-gay discrimination	Since 2017, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender
Triame	Since 1921	/ Since 2024, due to an amendment promulgated by the National Supreme Court, civil unions carried out in foreign countries may be recognized as de facto couples (but not as civil unions or marriage), having access to certain benefits. Likewise, the process is slow and complicated and requires the approval of a judge.			Never prohibited	/ Some local governments have enacted anti-discrimination policies and provisions that include sexual orientation, though not nationally