LGBTQ+ status by country by Ibrahim Alkaseer (Yr. 20-22)

Syria

ibrahima11 — 2021-10-12 13:04:07 UTC

Almost no rights for the queer community except the ability to change one's sex after a medical recommendation. The movement organised a social media hashtag that spread across Syria and gained popularity among liberals but it died pretty fast due to COVID gaining more attention. The government has also implemented laws that restrict "gay propaganda" on different platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/LGBTArabic/photos/a.1601216366698641/1605081742978770/?type=3&comment_id=1607825546037723

Spain

2021-10-12 13:55:17 UTC

As of the 2020s, Spain is considered one of the most culturally liberal and LGBT-friendly countries in the world.
- Being homosexual is legal in Spain since 1979.
- Same-sex couples are allowed to marry and adopt since 2005
- A new law project to protect trans people is coming soon. Known popularly as the “trans law,” it is one of the signature projects of the leftist coalition government in Spain, which would become the largest European country to let people legally change the name and gender on their ID documents without years of hormone therapy or a medical diagnosis. Click on the link above if you're interested in learning more about this.

Prague, Czechia

2021-10-12 15:00:18 UTC

- legal recognition of same-sex couples as a registered partnership
- "persons living in a common household" inheritance and succession rights in housing
- hospital and prison visitation rights similar to married heterosexual couples
- adoption not allowed
- surgery for transgender people allowed, mostly covered by insurance

Berlin, Deutschland

2021-10-12 15:47:59 UTC

- Same-sex marriage was
legalised on 01 October 2017
- Married same-sex couples have the same rights to adopt jointly as different-sex couples
- The Equal Treatment Act (2006) provides protection from discrimination on the grounds of ‘sexual identity’ in employment and occupation
- In the German birth register, in addition to male and female, the gender indication "diverse" has also been possible since December 2018
- The Transgender Law (1980) provides trans people the right to change their legal name and/or their legal gender to ‘female’ or ‘male’
- Gays are discriminated against when it comes to blood donations, but rules are expected to be relaxed soon

Skopje, Macedonia

2021-10-12 21:39:13 UTC

There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples. The family law defines marriage as "a union between a man and a woman".

The gay scene in Macedonia is very small. There are a few gay-friendly establishments in Skopje and some bars organize "gay nights". The country itself is mainly socially conservative towards homosexuality. There are many reports about public humiliations, worker firings and even throwing out homosexual teenagers onto the streets due to revelation of their sexual orientations.

On 29 June 2019, an estimated 1,000 people participated in the first Skopje Pride.

South Africa

2021-10-13 01:55:10 UTC

- Constitutional protection from discrimination of members from LGBTQIA+ 1998
- Gay marriage legalised 2003

London, UK

2021-10-13 02:38:40 UTC

Same sex marriage legal since 2014

Türkiye

2021-10-13 02:38:45 UTC

No recognition

Türkiye

2021-10-13 02:39:50 UTC

Transgender people can get surgery in order to change their gender

London, UK

2021-10-13 02:39:53 UTC

Ability to apply to change legal gender since 2005

United States

2021-10-13 02:41:03 UTC

Gay Marriage has been legal in the US since 2015, and adoption is legal for same sex couples.
Gay and bisexual men are still not allowed to donate blood

I mean it’s not illegal…

2021-10-13 02:41:16 UTC

Bukele (our president), then a local official, pledged to be “on the right side of history” on LGBT rights. When he ran for president, his promises dissolved. He opposed marriage equality, effectively shut down the government’s sexual diversity work, and refused to support legal gender recognition for trans people. Despite the landmark conviction of three police officers in July for killing a trans woman, violence remains commonplace, and justice out of reach, for many LGBT people.

Pennsylvania, USA

2021-10-13 02:41:45 UTC

Gay marriage has been legalized in the US since 2015, but it has been legal in Pennsylvania since May of 2014.

Australia

2021-10-13 02:41:48 UTC

Marriage equality passed in 2018

Kenya

ibrahima11 — 2021-10-13 02:41:51 UTC

In Kenya it is a criminal offense to be Gay or Transgender, and in our neighboring country of Uganda, the punishment for being LGBTQ is death

Canada

2021-10-13 02:42:04 UTC

1. Canada recognises same sex marriages and the government provides funding to promote LGBTQ+ rights

India

2021-10-13 02:42:05 UTC

Legal status. On 24 August 2017, India's Supreme Court gave the country's LGBT community the freedom to safely express their sexual orientation. Therefore, an individual's sexual orientation is protected under the country's Right to Privacy law.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

2021-10-13 02:42:29 UTC

Malawi

2021-10-13 02:42:33 UTC

Illegal since 1891
Up to 14 years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment for men;
Up to 5 years imprisonment for women (rarely enforced; suspending moratoruim legality disputed)
On 26 June 2021, the country's first ever Pride parade was held in Lilongwe, organised by the Nyasa Rainbow Alliance, with the 50+ attendees delivering a petition to the city's officials demanding marriage equality and better access to healthcare for LGBT people.

Canada

2021-10-13 02:43:06 UTC

1969

Trudeau's amendments pass into the Criminal Code, decriminalizing homosexuality in Canada.

1978

Canada gets a new Immigration Act. Under the act, homosexuals are removed from the list of inadmissible classes.

1988

Svend Robinson goes public about being gay, becoming the first member of Parliament to do so. Robinson was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979. In 2000, the B.C. riding of Burnaby-Douglas (though its borders had changed) elected Robinson for the eighth time

November 1992

The federal court lifts the country's ban on homosexuals in the military, allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces.

June 8, 1999

Although many laws will have to be revised to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling in May, the federal government votes 216 to 55 in favour of preserving the definition of "marriage" as the union of a man and a woman. Justice Minister Anne McLellan says the definition of marriage is already clear in law and the federal government has "no intention of changing the definition of marriage or legislating same-sex marriage."

March 16, 2000

Alberta passes Bill 202 which says that the province will use the notwithstanding clause if a court redefines marriage to include anything other than a man and a woman

Jan. 12, 2012

The federal government says it is considering how to make divorce possible for same-sex couples who had to come to Canada to get married. Thousands of gays and lesbians who could not marry in the country where they live have travelled to Canada seeking a legal marriage. But Canada's divorce laws don't allow people who haven't lived in Canada for at least a year to end their marriage.

Bangalore, Karnataka

2021-10-13 02:43:29 UTC

Educational institutions: The educational institutions are directed to make the arrangements for gender-neutral washrooms, add an additional gender for the LGBTQ community in the academic records, and to sensitize the admission and application process. Further, to sensitize this issue remotely to the parents of children who have not confronted the issues consciously, the use of traditional Parents Teacher Association (PTA) meetings is suggested by the court.

Judiciary: The court also gave directions to run various awareness programs for judicial officers at all levels while coordinating with the NGOs that are dedicated to the welfare of the LGBTQ community to help wipe the preconceived notions to ensure the non-discrimination of persons belonging to the community.

Health workers: The court gave strict direction to the mental and physical health profession not to indulge in any kind of conversion therapy. Therefore, any attempts to medically cure the sexual orientation of LGBTQ people are prohibited.

Police: This state machinery has the most important job in ensuring the protection of people of the LGBTQ community. Police personnel are directed to be educated about the offenses and penalties provided under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. Further, and most importantly, the court also directed police to stop the harassment of LGBTQ based on missing reports filed by their parents.

India

2021-10-13 02:43:33 UTC

- gay marriage legal

- however, the mistreatment of LGBTQIA+ is legal too

- people in rural areas greatly struggle with brutal prescriptions of 'corrective' therapy

Vietnam

2021-10-13 02:44:04 UTC

Same-sex marriage is not illegal but these marriages are not protected by law from workplace and personal discrimination.

India

2021-10-13 02:44:51 UTC

Consensual homosexual intercourse, marriage, and change of legal gender after gender-reassignment surgery for trans-people were all legalized in 2018 and 2019 by the Supreme Court of India.
However, homophobia is still prominent in India, with one in four Indians object to same-sex relationships, as reported by an opinion poll.

Nepal

2021-10-13 02:45:34 UTC

Nepal will count LGBTQ people for the first time in its next census which is scheduled for June 2021. This could help end stigma and discrimination that LGBTQ people face in accessing support and welfare programs.

Iran

2021-10-13 02:45:56 UTC

In Iran LGBTQ+ activities are unfortunately totally banned.
Not only marriage but even just being an LGBTQ+ visibly can be punished by prisoning etc. or even execution.
About 6 years ago, the government falsely presented that we do not have any LGBTQ+ people in Iran!

Uruguay

2021-10-13 02:45:56 UTC

Same-sex sexual activity has been decriminalized since 1934
Anti discrimination laws in place since 2004.
Civil unions legal since 2008 (first Latin American country).
Same sex marriage has been legal since 2013
In October 2018, Comprehensive Law for Trans Persons (Spanish: Ley Integral Para Personas Trans) was passed, which allows minors to change legal gender with parental consent. The law also established a framework to revert past discriminatory state actions, including providing monetary reparations to transgender individuals persecuted during the Uruguayan Dictatorship.
Since 2020, gay and bisexual men have been allowed to donate blood.

Baghdad, Iraq

2021-10-13 02:48:10 UTC

Gay marriage is legalized in iraq since 2003 still there is some discrimination against gay people for example gay people are not allowed in the military.
and there arent many gay people in the open. No cafes or restaurants

2021-10-13 02:48:11 UTC

Tanzania

2021-10-13 02:51:49 UTC

1.LGBTQ+ rights don't exist
Same sex marriage is illegal
Illegal since 1864 in Zanzibar.
Illegal since 1899 as German East Africa and then as mainland Tanzania.

2.LGBTQ+ persons in Tanzania face legal challenges. Homosexuality in Tanzania is a socially taboo topic, and same-sex sexual acts (even in private and consensual) are criminal offences, punishable with life imprisonment. The law also punishes heterosexuals.

3.Penalties : For Males 14 years imprisonment
.In Zanzibar, 25 years imprisonment for males, and for females, 5 years imprisonment or a 500,000 shilling fine.

COC - The rainbow agreement/ het regenboog akkoord

2021-10-13 02:59:28 UTC

This is a proposal from a Dutch organization COC to the parlement. They want the parlement to take measures against discriminatory violence, acceptance of LGBTQ+ (in Dutch: LHBTIQ+) in schools, multiple parenting law, legal transition leave for transgenders, the anchoring of lgbtqai+ rights in the constitution and a ban of “lgbtqai+ Conversion therapy”

COC =
COC Nederland is a Dutch organisation for LGBTpeople. COC originally stood for Cultuur en Ontspanningscentrum (Center for Culture and Leisure), which was intended as a "cover" name for its real purpose. Founded in 1946,^[1] it is the oldest existing LGBT organization in the world

It’s kind of recognized

2021-10-13 03:03:11 UTC

In México, access to civil union is only recognized by 6/32 states, and marriage is recognized in 24 states. Adoption is legal in only 16 states. And even though, the fight for recognition is different at the social level; Mexico is a country where homofobia still plays a role in society, in some words, puns, and mostly curses; in general, a LGBTQ+ couple couldn’t walk in streets without receiving offensive comments. And of course, socially there is a concept of “being a men or woman” that you have to fulfill if you don’t want to be socially isolated.

Same sex marriage

2021-10-13 03:06:55 UTC

The Equal Treatment Act 1994 bans discrimination on account of sexual orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas. This was extended in 2019 to include discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. After the country began granting same-sex couples domestic partnerships benefits in 1998, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.