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The 2021 Gay Travel Index evaluates countries based on 17 categories related to the rights and safety of the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting both queer-friendly and dangerous places for travelers. The index aims to offer reliable information for queer consumers by considering local laws, discrimination, and general social attitudes towards LGBTQ+ individuals. Significant updates this year include the inclusion of categories addressing intersex rights, conversion therapy bans, and how gay travel is marketed in different countries.
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- 1. Gay Travel Index 2021 The index consists of 17 categories at present, ranging from gay marria- ge to death penalty for homosexu- als. The countries are color-coded, a dark green indicating the most liberal and queer-friendly countries, red highlighting the most dangerous countries for homosexuals to visit or live in. The index attempts at finding a ba- lance between measuring the rights of the local LGBTIQ community and considering the demands of queer holidaymakers. Our aim is to monitor the safety of queer people in each country and also increase the awareness on grievances. We are convinced that there are holi- daymakers who choose countries where the queer community is an accepted and beloved part of society. But there are also holiday- makers who consciously want to travel to a country in order to enter into a dialogue with the oppressed local queer community. The index is intended to provide either type of holidaymaker with trustworthy and valid information. The index has become more and more diverse and queer in the past years. We have added new catego- ries this year to match with a broa- der diversity of the queer commu- nity. Thus, the rights of intersexuals or to a third gender option on legal documents are indexed, as is the welcome fact that conversion pro- cedures are being banned by more and more countries. A specific new category for queer travellers is that of gay marketing, indicating how and if gay travel is promoted per country. It can also be considered an indicator of acceptance of queer people by the local society. HOW THE RATING SYSTEM WORKS It has a negative impact on the rating of a county, if human rights are not observed nor guaranteed or even worse, violated. A zero rating as lowest rating is only awarded if a county is lacking in important but not elementary categories such as LGBT marketing or anti-discrimination legislation. The weighing of the factors as well as the catego- ries themselves are subject to constant editorial monitoring. Both can be modified if necessary, which we indicate clearly if it is done. References, i.a.: www.rainbow-europe.org, www.ilga.org, www.wikipedia.org, www.transrespect.org, www.transequality.org, openly accessible NGO portals and government organisations DEATH SENTENCES Countries in which the death sentences for homosexuals is enshrined in law but is no longer performed have received one negative point. If people are still executed in a country because of their homosexuality, the country has been given five negative points. We can thus assure that the countries concerned get their deserved place at the bottom of our ranking. Countries in which islamic sharia law applies in parts (Indonesia / Aceh, Pakistan and Libya minus one point) or are applied (Nigeria minus three points) are a special case in this system. Spartacus publishes the Gay Travel Index every year since 2012. The index measures the legal situation and living conditions for members of the queer community in the respective country.
- 2. Country Anti-Discrimination Legislation Marriage / Civil Partnership Adoption Allowed Transgender Rights Intersex / 3 rd Option Total Ranking 2021 Religious Influence HIV Travel Restrictions Anti-Gay Laws Homosexualit Illegal Pride Banned Locals Hostile Prosecution Murders Death Sentences Equal Age of Consent “Conversion Therapy” LGBT Marketing 3 2 2 2 1 13 1 Canada 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 11 2 Malta 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 11 2 Portugal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 11 2 Spain 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 10 5 Austria 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 10 5 Denmark 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 -1 10 5 Sweden 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 -1 10 5 United Kingdom 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 10 5 Uruguay 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 2 1 9 10 Australia 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 9 10 Germany 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 9 10 Iceland 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 9 10 Taiwan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 8 14 Colombia 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 2 0 8 14 Netherlands 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 8 14 New Zealand 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 -1 8 14 Switzerland 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 7 18 Belgium 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 7 18 Greenland 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 7 18 Ireland 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 7 18 Norway 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 -1 6 22 Argentina 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 1 -1 6 22 Finland 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 6 22 France 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 6 22 Luxembourg 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 6 22 Reunion 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 5 27 French Polynesia 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 5 27 New Caledonia 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 5 27 Puerto Rico 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 3 2 2 1 -1 5 27 South Africa 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 2 -1 4 31 Costa Rica 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 -1 4 31 Ecuador 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 2 2 2 2 -1 4 31 Guadeloupe 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -1 4 31 Israel 0 -1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 4 31 Martinique 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 2 2 -1 0 4 31 USA 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 -1 -1 3 37 Gibraltar 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 -1 3 37 Guam 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -1 3 37 Slovenia 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 -1 -1 2 40 Andorra 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 2 40 Brazil 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 40 Chile -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 -1 2 40 Czech Republic 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2 40 Estonia 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 -1 2 40 Mexico 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 3 0 0 1 -1 1 46 Cuba 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 1 46 Greece 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 46 India 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 -1 1 46 San Marino 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 -1 1 46 Thailand 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 -1 -1 0 51 Bermuda 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
- 3. Country Anti-Discrimination Legislation Marriage / Civil Partnership Adoption Allowed Transgender Rights Total Ranking 2021 Intersex / 3 rd Option Religious Influence HIV Travel Restrictions Anti-Gay Laws Homosexuality Illegal Pride Banned Locals Hostile Prosecution Murders Death Sentences Equal Age of Consent “Conversion Therapy” LGBT Marketing 2 1 1 1 -1 0 51 Croatia 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 -1 0 51 Italy 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 -1 0 51 Liechtenstein 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 -1 0 0 1 0 51 Nepal 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 -1 0 51 Slovakia 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 0 51 Virgin Islands 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 2 0 0 1 -1 -1 58 Bolivia 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -1 58 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 60 Albania 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 -2 60 Aruba 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -2 60 Bhutan 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -2 60 Japan 0 -1 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -2 60 Mozambique 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 1 1 -2 60 Samoa 0 1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -3 66 Angola 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Bulgaria 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -3 66 China incl. Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 -3 66 Cyprus 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 -1 0 -1 -1 -3 66 Fiji 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -1 -1 -3 66 Hungary 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Korea South 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 North Macedonia 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -1 -3 66 Monaco 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Montenegro 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Panama 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Romania 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -3 66 Serbia 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -3 66 St. Maarten 0 -1 1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -3 66 Vietnam 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -0 -1 -4 81 Armenia 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -4 81 Botswana 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 81 Cabo Verde 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 -4 81 Curacao 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 -1 -4 81 El Salvador 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -4 81 Kazakhstan 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 3 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 81 Kosovo 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -4 81 Laos 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -4 81 Latvia 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -4 81 Lesotho 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 -1 1 -1 -4 81 Lithuania 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 81 Macao 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 81 Mali 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -4 81 Mongolia 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 81 Niger 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -5 96 Belize 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -5 96 Benin -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 -1 0 -1 -1 -5 96 British Virgin Islands 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -5 96 Cambodia 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 1 -1 -5 96 Georgia (Europe) 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 1 -1 0 1 -1 -5 96 Moldova 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 2 1 -5 96 Pakistan 01 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
- 4. Country Anti-Discrimination Legislation Marriage / Civil Partnership Adoption Allowed Transgender Rights Total Ranking 2021 Intersex / 3 rd Option Religious Influence HIV Travel Restrictions Anti-Gay Laws Homosexuality Illegal Pride Banned Locals Hostile Prosecution Murders Death Sentences Equal Age of Consent “Conversion Therapy” LGBT Marketing 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -5 96 Seychelles 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -5 96 Singapore 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 1 0 -1 -5 96 Sri Lanka 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -5 96 Suriname -1 -1 0 -1 01 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -6 107 Antigua & Barbuda 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -6 107 Barbados 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -6 107 Gabon 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -6 107 Guinea-Bissau 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -6 107 Jordan 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -6 107 Kyrgyzstan 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 1 -1 -1 -6 107 Namibia 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 1 -1 -6 107 Peru 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 1 -1 0 1 -1 -6 107 Ukraine 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -6 107 Vanuatu 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -7 117 Burkina Faso 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 -1 -1 -7 117 Honduras 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -7 117 Lebanon 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -7 117 Mauritius 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -7 117 Myanmar 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -7 117 Nicaragua 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -7 117 Philippines 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -7 117 Turkey 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -7 117 Venezuela 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 1 -8 126 Bangladesh 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -8 126 Cook Islands 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -8 126 Equatorial Guinea 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 -1 -8 126 Poland 0 -1 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -8 126 Tajikistan 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -8 126 Trinidad & Tobago 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Algeria 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -9 132 Bahamas -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -9 132 Bahrain 0 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Burundi 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Central African Rep. 0 0 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Dem.Rep. of Congo 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Djibouti 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Grenada 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Guatemala 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -9 132 Indonesia -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Korea North -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -9 132 Madagascar -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -9 132 Republic of the Congo -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Rwanda 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -9 132 Sierra Leone -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Tonga 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Tunisia 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -9 132 Vatican City -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Azerbaijan 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -10 150 Belarus 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -2 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Guyana 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 -10 150 Kenya 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0
- 5. Country Anti-Discrimination Legislation Marriage / Civil Partnership Adoption Allowed Transgender Rights Total Ranking 2021 Intersex / 3 rd Option Religious Influence HIV Travel Restrictions Anti-Gay Laws Homosexuality Illegal Pride Banned Locals Hostile Prosecution Murders Death Sentences Equal Age of Consent “Conversion Therapy” LGBT Marketing 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Oman 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Papua New Guinea 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Paraguay -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -10 150 Togo 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -10 150 Uzbekistan 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -10 150 Zambia 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Brunei 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Chad -1 0 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Comoros Islands 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Dominica 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Dominican Republic 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Ethiopia 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Ghana 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -11 160 Ivory Coast -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Liberia 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Maldives 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Senegal 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -11 160 Solomon Islands 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -11 160 Sudan -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -11 160 Swaziland 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -11 160 Syria 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 -11 160 Turkmenistan 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Eritrea 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -12 176 Gambia 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Haiti 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 -1 -2 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Indonesia/Aceh 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Iraq -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 -2 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Jamaica 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -12 176 Malawi 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -12 176 Malaysia 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Mauritania 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Morocco 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -2 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -12 176 Russia 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -12 176 Tanzania -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Uganda 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -12 176 Zimbabwe 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -13 190 Cameroon 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -13 190 Egypt -1 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -13 190 Kuwait 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -13 190 Nigeria 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 -3 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -13 190 Qatar 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -14 195 Afghanistan 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -14 195 Libya 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -14 195 United Arab Emirates 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -15 198 Yemen 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 -17 199 Iran 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -5 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -18 200 Saudi Arabia 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -5 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -18 200 Somalia 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -5 0 -1 0 0 -1 -19 202 Chechnya -1 0 0 -2 0 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -5
- 6. We have removed the categories Marriage Equality and Equal Age of Consent since they no longer vary - the age at which one is considered sexually mature is the same for homosexuals and het- erosexuals in all states. Following a ruling of the Supreme Court on 26.6.2015, homosexual couples can marry in all states. We have also omitted the fact that since last year, by federal law, transgen- der people are no longer allowed to serve in the military as long as they insist on their transition. Although the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has covered sexual identity and orientation in principle since 2009, all states have their own different hate crime laws. The new category of Hate Crime Laws reflects this development. Also new is the category Gay And Trans Panic Defense. The states that have not yet banned this method of defence in court have been given a negative point. The category Anti-Discrimination Legislation now also measures if legislation extends to sexual identity. States that have explicitly mentioned both sexual orientation and sexual identity in their protection laws have been awarded 2 points. In contrast to the past, states in which only some towns and cities have such protection laws were awarded zero points. We have also created the the cat- egory Queer Infrastructure that shows the legal situation and bal- ances the category of LGBT mar- keting. The new category con- tains information in which states Prides and other queer events take place and queer establish- ments can be found in more than one city. This may disadvantage small states, but it makes sense that even states with backward and queerphobic legislation can have cities with a great deal of queer variety and offers. The best example of this is Ohio, the state in last place, and especially the city of Columbus. Not only does it have a dazzling queer scene and a remarkably large LGBTIQ com- munity, it also hosts the largest Pride of the Midwest with more than 500,000 visitors annually. Under the heading of Hostility, we have mainly counted mur- ders of members of the LGBTIQ community in the past year. Other physical or verbal assaults were considered when the final score was not quite clear, based on the number of murders only. Incidents in which people are insulted or physically assaulted can be found almost everywhere. This can happen even in states that have not received any nega- tive points. EXPLANATION ON THE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES The legal situation for queer people varies widely within the 50 federal US states. We have therefore decided to publish the USA Index again this year and to exami- ne each state individually. In doing so, we were able to adapt the categories speci- fic to the whole country and thus guarantee a more precise look. It was our clear intention to highlight the differences between the individual federal states. Amerika-Index 2021 References, i.a.: www.rainbow-europe.org, www.ilga.org, www.wikipedia.org, www.transrespect.org, www.transequality.org, openly accessible NGO portals and government organisations
- 7. State Anti-Discrimination Legislation Total Ranking 2021 Queer Infrastructure Gay and Trans* Panic Defense Locals Hostile Transgender Rights Intersex / 3 rd Option Hate Crime Law “Conversion Therapy” LGBT Marketing 2 2 1 11 1 California 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 11 1 Illinois 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 10 3 Colorado 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 10 3 Nevada 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 10 3 New York 2 1 2 1 0 -1 2 2 1 10 3 Washington DC 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 9 7 Connecticut 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 9 7 Hawaii 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 9 7 Massachusetts 2 1 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 9 7 Oregon 2 1 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 9 7 Washington 2 1 1 1 0 -1 2 2 1 8 12 New Jersey 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 8 12 Rhode Island 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 8 12 Virginia 2 1 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 7 15 New Mexico 2 1 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 7 15 Utah 2 1 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 7 15 Vermont 2 1 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 6 18 Maryland 2 1 0 0 -1 -1 2 2 -1 5 19 Delaware 2 1 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 5 19 Maine 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 19 New Hampshire 2 1 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 4 22 Minnesota 2 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 2 -1 3 23 Florida 1 -1 2 1 -1 -1 2 2 1 3 23 Pennsylvania 0 -1 0 1 -1 -1 1 2 1 2 25 Idaho 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 1 26 Arizona 1 -1 1 1 -1 0 2 0 -1 1 26 Georgia 1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 0 1 1 1 26 Indiana 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 2 1 -1 1 26 Iowa 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 2 1 -1 1 26 Kansas 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 1 26 Louisiana 1 -1 1 1 -1 0 1 2 -1 0 32 Alaska 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 32 Arkansas 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 2 -1 0 32 Montana 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 -1 35 Kentucky 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 1 -1 -1 35 Mississippi 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 -1 35 Nebraska 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 1 -1 -1 35 South Dakota 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -1 -1 35 Tennessee 2 -1 0 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 35 Texas 1 -1 0 1 -1 -2 1 1 -1 -1 35 West Virginia 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 -1 35 Wisconsin 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 -2 43 Alabama 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 2 0 -1 -2 43 Michigan 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 43 Missouri 1 -1 0 0 -1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 43 North Carolina 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 43 North Dakota 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 -2 43 Ohio 0 -1 0 1 -1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 43 Oklahoma 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 1 -1 -2 43 South Carolina 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 43 Wyoming 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 WWW.SPARTACUS.TRAVEL CONTACT: [email protected] DATE OF EVALUATION: BERLIN, 31 MARCH 2021