The report also finds that within UN States: Only 11 countries mention sexual orientation in their constitution's non-discrimination clauses–just 6% of the world. Germany was the most recent country to ban the practice along with Brazil, Ecuador and Malta. The report shows that despite the rhetoric that “it's getting easier to be LGBT+”–staggering parts of the world remain without fundamental rights in employment, marriage, adoption and the prevention of crimes.ĭespite widespread condemnation and scientific evidence that gay conversion therapy does not work, the cruel torture is only illegal in four countries across the world. The ILGA State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, released in December 2019 and updated for IDAHOBIT 2020. The map is part of a report about the legal status of being LGBT+ around the globe. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBES Why Simone De Beauvoir's Same-Sex Love Story Nearly Wasn't Published (Until Now) By Jamie Wareham These are the rights LGBT+ people have around the world
Saturday, September 7, 2019, in Katowice, Poland. Police escort people marching through Katowice city centre during the Equality March 2019.
