American map for gays

The level of LGBTQ+ acceptance and assimilation ranges widely across America. A donation today will help continue our vital support for LGBT people and governments seeking to change laws around the world. Bangladesh Criminalisation:. Pakistan Criminalisation:.

Syria Criminalisation:. Across the world lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are criminalised for who they are and who they love. Kuwait Criminalisation:. Your privacy is important to us. Turkmenistan Criminalisation:. Saudi Arabia Criminalisation:. Oman Criminalisation:.

Iran Criminalisation:. Sri Lanka Criminalisation:. We want to be sure you know how and why we use your data. Country List Map. This map uses the Peters Projection which presents countries in their true proportion to one another. Iraq Criminalisation:. In many more countries transgender people are targeted by a range of laws that criminalise same-sex activity and vagrancy, hooliganism and public order offences.

Brunei Criminalisation:. Even in jurisdictions that do not explicitly criminalise women, lesbians and bisexual women have been subjected to arrest or threat of arrest. The map and table above show the diverse safety scores the 50 states and the District of Columbia earned.

Together, we can bring this number down. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ranked each state across the country for its approach to LGBTQ+ equality and a Newsweek map shows where each state stands on the spectrum. In some places, the gay and trans communities enjoy inclusion and celebration, while in others, they face exclusion and persecution.

Malaysia Criminalisation:. Join our newsletter to receive regular updates about decriminalisation efforts around the world, including breaking news on key legal cases, hot off the press reports, invitations to events and messages from our Chief Executive. MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws affecting LGBT Americans.

Lebanon Criminalisation:. 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.S. territories. Asia Afghanistan Criminalisation:. The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies.

Indonesia Criminalisation:. Maldives Criminalisation:. Criminalises LGBT people Criminalises sexual activity between males Criminalises sexual activity between females Criminalises the gender expression of trans people Imposes the death penalty Maintains discriminatory age of consent Criminalising Commonwealth country Filter Countries by Criminalises LGBT people Criminalises sexual activity between males Criminalises sexual activity between females Criminalises the gender expression of trans people Imposes the death penalty Maintains discriminatory age of consent Criminalising Commonwealth country.

Myanmar Criminalisation:. A total of 23 states. View our Privacy Statement for more details. This map shows the estimated raw number of LGBT people (ages 13+) living in each state. Palestine Criminalisation:. Almost half of them are Commonwealth jurisdictions. Qatar Criminalisation:.