gay-friendly

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{{Short description|Promoting a respectful environment for LGBT people}}

Gay-friendly or LGBTQ-friendly places, policies, people, or institutions are those that are open and welcoming to gay or LGBTQ people. They typically aim to create an environment that is supportive, respectful, and non-judgmental towards the LGBTQ community. The term "gay-friendly" originated in the late 20th century in North America, as a byproduct of a gradual implementation of gay rights, greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in society, and the recognition of LGBTQ people as a distinct consumer group for businesses.

Businesses

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Many businesses now identify as gay-friendly, allowing for a more diversified employee and customer base. The Human Rights Campaign works to achieve equality for gays, lesbians, and other marginalized minorities, and publishes a list of companies in relation to issues concerning LGBT people. Companies that are noted for gay-friendly work environments include Dell and Coca-Cola. Companies such as R Family Vacations, Manspray, Volkswagen, Ginch Gonch, and numerous others offer niche products and services for gay customers. Others, such as LOT Polish Airlines sends the message of gay-friendliness by offering travel to major gay destinations with a rainbow flag.{{cite web|url=http://warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/1,34862,15923350,LOT_zaprasza_do_podrozy_do_miejsc_tolerancyjnych_.html#LokKrajTxt|title=Wyborcza.pl|access-date=22 August 2015}} Studies have shown that LGBT communities tend to favor gay-friendly businesses, even if the cost of a particular product or service is higher.{{cite web|url=http://www.edgelosangeles.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=74392|title=Gay Consumers See Themselves as Tastemakers, Prefer Gay-Friendly Companies, Says Study|work=EDGE Media Network|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510204929/http://www.edgelosangeles.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=74392|url-status=dead}}

Religious groups

{{Main article|LGBT-affirming religious groups}}

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Some Christian and Jewish religious denominations, as well as Christian churches and affirming Jewish synagogues, have LGBT-friendly programs. Adrian Thatcher, The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender, Oxford University Press, UK, 2015, p. 368

World

{{Main|LGBTQ rights by country or territory}}

{{See also|Equaldex#Equaldex Equality Index (2023)}}

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2019 to measure levels of acceptance of LGBTQ people around the globe.{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/ | title=The Global Divide on Homosexuality Persists (with a table of the 'LGBTI Acceptance Index' 2017-2020) | date=November 2021 | author=Andrew R. Flores | website=Williams Institute - UCLA School of Law | access-date=12 January 2023 | archive-date=1 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105248/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/ | url-status=live }}

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|+ Country-specific percentage of people who say homosexuality should be accepted by society

! Rank

! Country

! Percent

1

|align="left"|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|94%

2

|align="left"|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|92%

3

|align="left"|{{Flag|Spain}}

|89%

4

|align="left"|{{Flag|Germany}}

|86%

4

|align="left"|{{Flag|France}}

|86%

4

|align="left"|{{Flag|UK}}

|86%

7

|align="left"|{{Flag|Canada}}

|85%

8

|align="left"|{{Flag|Australia}}

|81%

9

|align="left"|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|76%

10

|align="left"|{{Flag|Italy}}

|75%

Researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA released a report in 2021 after analyzing findings from different surveys to develop their own LGBTQ Global Acceptance Index (GAI).{{cite web | url=https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/global-acceptance-index-lgbt/ | title=Social Acceptance of LGBTI People in 175 Countries and Locations | date=November 2021 | access-date=5 November 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913091254/https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/global-acceptance-index-lgbt/ | url-status=live }}

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|+ Most gay-friendly countries

! Rank

! Country

! GAI

1

|align="left"|{{Flag|Iceland}}

|9.78

2

|align="left"|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|9.46

3

|align="left"|{{Flag|Norway}}

|9.38

4

|align="left"|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|9.18

5

|align="left"|{{Flag|Canada}}

|9.02

6

|align="left"|{{Flag|Spain}}

|8.77

7

|align="left"|{{Flag|Denmark}}

|8.69

8

|align="left"|{{Flag|Ireland}}

|8.41

9

|align="left"|{{Flag|Great Britain}}

|8.34

10

|align="left"|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|8.23

{{anchor|Spartacus Gay Travel Index}}

The Spartacus International Gay Guide publishes the Gay Travel Index, a ranking of gay-friendly countries. Points are added to countries for anti-discrimination legislation, equal marriage, partnership and adoption laws, and LGBT marketing. Meanwhile, points are subtracted for anti-LGBT laws, HIV travel restrictions, religious influence; and prosecution, murders, and death sentences.

In 2024, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index featured a majority of Western European countries in the top 12 spots (Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland), rounded out by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Uruguay. The bottom 4 places went to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran and Saudi Arabia.{{cite web |last=Hoppe |first=Sascha |date=29 February 2024 |title=Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2024 |url=https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/blog/spartacus-gay-travel-index-2024/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Spartacus Gay Travel Blog}}

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|+ List of countries and regions by their Gay Travel Index (2024){{cite web |title=Spartacus Gay Travel Index (GTI) |url=https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/blog/spartacus-gay-travel-index/ |website=Spartacus Gay Travel Blog |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907190853/https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/blog/spartacus-gay-travel-index/ |url-status=live }}

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! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Anti-Discrimination Legislation }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Marriage/Civil Partnership }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Adoption Allowed }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Transgender Rights }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Intersex/3rd Option }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | Equal Age of Consent }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | "Conversion Therapy" }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | green | LGBT Marketing }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Religious Influence }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | HIV Travel Restrictions }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Anti-Gay Laws }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Homosexuality Illegal }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Pride Banned }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Censorship }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | orange | Locals Hostile }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | red | Prosecution }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | red | Murders }}

! scope="9g8h8[9h[hi["col"" |{{font color | red | Death Sentences }}

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| 0

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| align="center" |32

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| 0

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| 0

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| align="center" |41

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| 0

–10–20
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| align="center" |41

align="left" |{{flag|Puerto Rico}}412220010−10000

| 0

–10–20
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| align="center" |41

align="left" |{{flag|United States}}412200001–10000

| 0

00–10
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| align="center" |44

align="left" |{{flag|Ecuador}}33202–1010−10000

| –1

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| align="center" |44

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0000
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| align="center" |44

align="left" |{{flag|Guam}}31221−10−10–10000

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| 0

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| align="center" |49

align="left" |{{flag|San Marino}}13110−10−10–10000

| 0

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| align="center" |49

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| 0

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| align="center" |54

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| 0

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| align="center" |54

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| align="center" |58

align="left" |{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{refn|group=note|Bosnia and Herzegovina passed an unclear anti-discrimination law in 2009 in which a ban on discrimination against "sexual expression" is mentioned. There is a reference that "sexual identity" is not meant in this case. It is obvious that an attempt to adhere to the minimum requirements from the EU has been made, to be accepted into the EU.}}-12−101−10−1000000

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| 0

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| align="center" |58

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| 0

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| 0

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| 0

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| align="center" |70

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| 0

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| align="center" |70

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| 0

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| align="center" |70

align="left" |{{flag|Sint Maarten}}{{refn|group=note|As an overseas territory of the Netherlands Sint Maarten recognizes same-sex marriages which are performed in the Netherlands. In St. Maarten itself gay marriage is still not possible, but changes can soon follow. There are no adoption laws.}}-31000−10−10−10−100

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align="left" |{{flag|Botswana}}{{refn|group=note|In Botswana homosexuality is practically illegally on the basis of the ban on "unnatural act", but in the labor law there is still an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.}}-41−100−10−10−10000

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align="left" |{{flag|Cabo Verde}}-41−10−1−10−10–10000

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| 0

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| align="center" |93

align="left" |{{flag|China}} (incl. Hong Kong)-500−11−10−100000−1

| −1

0−100
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| align="center" |93

align="left" |{{flag|El Salvador}}-52–100−10−10−10000

| −1

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| align="center" |93

align="left" |{{flag|Hungary}}-521−1−1−10−1000–100

| −1

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align="left" |{{flag|Kazakhstan}}-50−101−10−1000000

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align="left" |{{flag|Mauritius}}{{refn|group=note|In Mauritius, the sodomy law tends to find application with the heterosexual population. The Equal Opportunities Act protects homosexuals against discrimination at work. It is therefore questionable whether homosexuality is classified as illegal or not.}}-51−10–1−10−10−10−100

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align="left" |{{flag|Peru}}{{refn|group=note|Consensual homosexual acts in Peru between adults are legal. An exception applies for members of the military and police, who can be prosecuted with a prison sentence ranging from 60 days to 20 years or suspension from duty.}}-51−102−10−10−10−100

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align="left" |{{flag|Samoa}}-51−10–10010−20−1−10

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align="left" |{{flag|Seychelles}}{{refn|group=note|In May 2016 the Parliament of Seychelles decided to make homosexuality legal.}}-51−10−1−10−10–10000

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align="left" |{{flag|Suriname}}-51−100−1−1−10−10000

| 0

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align="right"

| align="center" |109

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| align="center" |143

align="left" |{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}-100−10–1–10−10−20−1−10

| 0

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| 0

−2000
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| −1

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| 0

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| align="center" |162

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| −1

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| align="center" |162

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| 0

−2−100
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| align="center" |162

align="left" |{{flag|Djibouti}}{{refn|group=note|The Shariah-law in Djibouti is often superior to the constitutional laws, so it could be expected that homosexuality is punishable.}}-110−1−1−1−10−10−20000

| −1

−2−100
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| align="center" |162

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| 0

−2−100
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| 0

−10−20
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| 0

−2−100
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| align="center" |162

align="left" |{{flag|Liberia}}-110−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| 0

−2–100
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align="left" |{{flag|Madagascar}}-110−1−1−1−1−1−10−10000

| 0

−20−20
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| 0

−2–100
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| −2

−1000
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| align="center" |162

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| 0

−2000
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| align="center" |162

align="left" |{{flag|Uzbekistan}}-110−101−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

−2−100
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align="left" |{{flag|Algeria}}-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

−1−100
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| −1

−20−20
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| align="center" |174

align="left" |{{flag|Ghana}}{{refn|group=note|In Ghana there is a ban on unnatural sex. The government recognizes in this a clear ban on homosexuality.}}-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −1

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| −1

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| 0

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| align="center" |174

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| −1

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| −2

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| align="center" |174

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| 0

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| align="center" |174

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| −1

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| 0

−2−1−20
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| 0

−2−1−20
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align="left" |{{flag|Eritrea}}-130−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

−2–100
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align="left" |{{flag|Indonesia}}-130−1−10−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

−2–100
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align="left" |{{flag|Senegal}}-130−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1

| −1

−2–100
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| 0

−2−1−1−1
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align="left" |{{flag|Brunei}}-140−10–1−10−10−2−1−1−1−1

| −2

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align="left" |{{flag|Egypt}}-140−1−10−10−10−20−1−10

| −1

−2−2–10
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align="left" |{{flag|Ethiopia}}-140−1−1−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

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align="left" |{{flag|Aceh}} (Indonesia)-140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

−2−10−1
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align="left" |{{flag|Iraq}}{{refn|group=note|Homosexuality in Iraq is formally legal, but police and military track down homosexuals, and reports of murder and rape exist.}}-140−10−1−10−10−2−1−100

| −2

−2−1–10
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| align="center" |189

align="left" |{{flag|Malawi}}-140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −1

−2–1–20
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| align="center" |189

align="left" |{{flag|Morocco}}-140−10−1−10−10−10–1−10

| −2

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| −2

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| −1

−2−2−10
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| −2

−2−100
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| −2

−1−1−10
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| align="center" |199

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| −2

−2−2–10
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| align="center" |201

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| −2

−2−200
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| align="center" |201

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| −1

−2−1−2−1
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| align="center" |201

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| −1

−2−10−1
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| align="center" |201

align="left" |{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}-160−10−1–10−10−2−1−1–10

| −2

−2–1−1−1
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| align="center" |205

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| −2

−2−20–3
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| align="center" |205

align="left" |{{flag|Russia}}{{refn|group=note|The LGBT rights movement was declared an 'extremist organization' by authorities in Russia in 2023.}}|-170−100−10−10−2–1−1−1−1

| −2

−2−2−20
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| align="center" |207

align="left" |{{flag|Somalia}}{{refn|group=note|Shariah laws applies in Somalia since 2012. There is however contradictory information, since, on the other hand the maximum penalty is up to 3 years in prison, nevertheless in 2013 a homosexual was stoned to death after a judgment.}}-180−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| 0

−2−1−2−5
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| align="center" |207

align="left" |{{flag|Uganda}}-180−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1

| −2

−2−1−1−3
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| align="center" |209

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| −2

−2−2−2−1
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| align="center" |210

align="left" |{{flag|Afghanistan}}-210−10−1−10−10−20−1−10

| −2

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| align="center" |210

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| −2

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| −2

−2−2−2−5
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| align="center" |210

align="left" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}-210−1−1–1−10−10−2–1−1−10

| −2

−2−1−1−5

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  • {{flag|Abkhazia}}
  • {{flag|American Samoa}}
  • {{flag|East Timor}}
  • {{flag|Mayotte}}
  • {{flag|Nauru}}
  • {{flag|Niue}}
  • {{flag|Northern Cyprus}}
  • {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
  • {{flag|Palestine}}
  • {{flag|Somaliland}}
  • {{flag|South Ossetia}}
  • {{flag|Transnistria}}
  • {{flag|Wallis and Futuna}}
  • {{flag|Western Sahara}}

{{div col end}}

United States

{{Main|LGBT rights in the United States}}

Spartacus also publishes a Gay Travel Index for US states, listing the 50 states plus the District of Columbia with the same criteria as the country rankings. In 2024, the top spot went to New York while the bottom ten states were mainly the southern and the mountain states, with Oklahoma being the overall worst-ranked state for LGBT people.

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"

|+ List of U.S. states by their Gay Travel Index (2024)

! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Rank

! scope="col" style="width:130px;"|State

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Total

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Anti-Discrimination Legislation

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Transgender Rights

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Intersex/3rd Option

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Hate Crime Law

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Censorship

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |"Conversion Therapy"

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |LGBT Marketing

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Queer Infrastructure

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Gay and Trans Panic Defence

! scope=9g8h8[9h[hi["col" |Locals Hostile

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|1

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| align="center" |2

align="left" |{{flag|California}}13221211120

|1

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| align="center" |2

align="left" |{{flag|Colorado}}13231211110

|1

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| align="center" |2

align="left" |{{flag|Nevada}}13221211120

|1

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| align="center" |2

align="left" |{{flag|Oregon}}13231211110

|1

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| align="center" |6

align="left" |{{flag|Washington}}12231201110

|1

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| align="center" |6

align="left" |{{flag|District of Columbia}}12221211110

|1

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| align="center" |8

align="left" |{{flag|Illinois}}11221211110

|0

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| align="center" |8

align="left" |{{flag|Massachusetts}}1123120111−1

|1

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| align="center" |8

align="left" |{{flag|New Jersey}}11231201100

|1

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| align="center" |8

align="left" |{{flag|New Mexico}}11331201010

|0

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| align="center" |12

align="left" |{{flag|Connecticut}}10221201010

|1

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| align="center" |12

align="left" |{{flag|Maryland}}10221201010

|1

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| align="center" |12

align="left" |{{flag|Rhode Island}}10221211000

|1

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| align="center" |15

align="left" |{{flag|Hawaii}}9221201010

|0

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| align="center" |15

align="left" |{{flag|Maine}}9221201000

|1

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| align="center" |15

align="left" |{{flag|Vermont}}923120100−1

|1

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| align="center" |15

align="left" |{{flag|Virginia}}92212−11110

|0

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| align="center" |19

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|0

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| align="center" |20

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|0

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| align="center" |20

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|1

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| align="center" |20

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|1

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| align="center" |23

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|1

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| align="center" |23

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|0

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| align="center" |25

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|1

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| align="center" |26

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|0

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| align="center" |27

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|1

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|−1

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|0

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|0

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| align="center" |29

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|0

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|0

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|−1

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|0

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|0

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|0

align="right"

| align="center" |36

align="left" |{{flag|Kentucky}}-110−110−110−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |36

align="left" |{{flag|Nebraska}}-110−110−100−1

|0

align="right"

| align="center" |36

align="left" |{{flag|Texas}}-110−11−1−111−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |36

align="left" |{{flag|Wyoming}}-111−100−100−1

|0

align="right"

| align="center" |42

align="left" |{{flag|Florida}}{{refn|group=note|In 2015 Florida explicitly lifted the adoption ban for homosexuals after federal judges ruled it unconstitutional in 2010.}}-21−101−2−111–1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |42

align="left" |{{flag|North Carolina}}-210−10−1000−1

|0

align="right"

| align="center" |42

align="left" |{{flag|North Dakota}}-21−1−100000−1

|0

align="right"

| align="center" |42

align="left" |{{flag|South Dakota}}-210−100−100−1

|0

align="right"

| align="center" |46

align="left" |{{flag|West Virginia}}-310−100−100−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |47

align="left" |{{flag|Alabama}}-410−10−1−100−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |47

align="left" |{{flag|Mississippi}}-410−10−1−100−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |47

align="left" |{{flag|Tennessee}}-41–1−10−1−101−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |50

align="left" |{{flag|Montana}}-51−1−10−1−100−1

|−1

align="right"

| align="center" |51

align="left" |{{flag|Oklahoma}}-61−1−10−2−100−1

|−1

Notes

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See also

References

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