This series of maps provides a global overview of those laws.
In addition, at least nine countries have national laws criminalizing forms of gender expression that target transgender and gender nonconforming people. However, at least 68 countries have national laws criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults. This page uses JavaScript to display multimedia content.Ī strong global movement has improved respect for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world.