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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

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. Studies have shown that LGBT communities tend to favor gay-friendly businesses, even if the cost of a particular product or service is higher.

Religious groups

Some Christian and Jewish religious denominations, as well as Christian churches and affirming Jewish synagogues, have LGBT-friendly programs.

World

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2019 to measure levels of acceptance of LGBTQ people around the globe.

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

Rank	Country	Percent
1	Sweden	94%
2	Netherlands	92%
3	Spain	89%
4	Germany	86%
4	France	86%
4	UK	86%
7	Canada	85%
8	Australia	81%
9	Argentina	76%
10	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).

Most gay-friendly countries

Rank	Country	GAI
1	Iceland	9.78
2	Netherlands	9.46
3	Norway	9.38
4	Sweden	9.18
5	Canada	9.02
6	Spain	8.77
7	Denmark	8.69
8	Ireland	8.41
9	Great Britain	8.34
10	New Zealand	8.23

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.

List of countries and regions by their Gay Travel Index (2024)

Rank	Country	Total	Anti-Discrimination Legislation	Marriage/Civil Partnership	Adoption Allowed	Transgender Rights	Intersex/3rd Option	Equal Age of Consent	"Conversion Therapy"	LGBT Marketing	Religious Influence	HIV Travel Restrictions	Anti-Gay Laws	Homosexuality Illegal	Pride Banned	Censorship	Locals Hostile	Prosecution	Murders	Death Sentences
1	Canada	12	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1	Malta	12	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
1	New Zealand	12	2	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1	Portugal	12	3	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Spain	12	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0
6	Australia	11	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	Switzerland	11	3	2	2	3	–1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Denmark	10	2	2	2	3	1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Germany	10	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
8	Iceland	10	2	2	2	3	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Norway	10	2	2	2	3	–1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Uruguay	10	2	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0
13	Austria	9	2	2	2	2	1	0	–1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Chile	9	2	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0
13	Colombia	9	2	2	2	3	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	−1	0
13	Finland	9	3	2	2	3	–1	0	–1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Ireland	9	2	2	2	3	–1	0	–1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	Luxembourg	9	3	2	2	3	−1	0	–1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sweden	9	3	2	2	2	–1	0	−1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	Taiwan	9	3	2	2	1	−1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Andorra	8	3	2	2	3	–1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Argentina	8	1	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0
21	Belgium	8	2	2	2	3	−1	0	–1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	France	8	2	2	2	2	−1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Greenland	8	1	2	2	3	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Netherlands	8	2	2	2	2	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Réunion	8	2	2	2	2	−1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	United Kingdom	8	3	2	2	2	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Costa Rica	7	2	2	2	3	1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
29	French Polynesia	7	2	2	2	2	−1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	New Caledonia	7	2	2	2	2	−1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
32	Brazil	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	−2	0
32	Cuba	6	3	2	2	2	−1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Estonia	6	2	2	2	2	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Guadeloupe	6	2	2	2	2	–1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
32	Martinique	6	2	2	2	2	−1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
32	Slovenia	6	3	2	2	2	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Greece	5	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0
38	Israel	5	2	1	1	2	–1	0	1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	South Africa	5	3	2	2	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0
41	Mexico	4	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	–2	0
41	Puerto Rico	4	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	–2	0
41	United States	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0
44	Ecuador	3	3	2	0	2	–1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–1	−1	0	–1	0
44	Gibraltar	3	2	2	2	–1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Guam	3	1	2	2	1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	India	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
48	Croatia	2	2	1	2	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
49	Czech Republic	1	2	1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Liechtenstein	1	1	1	2	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
49	Nepal	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	–1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
49	San Marino	1	3	1	1	0	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
49	US Virgin Islands	1	2	2	2	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	−1	0
54	Aruba	0	1	1	0	0	−1	0	−1	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Bermuda	0	1	2	2	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
54	Bolivia	0	2	1	1	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	−1	0
54	Thailand	0	2	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1	2	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
58	Cyprus	-1	1	1	0	0	−1	0	1	0	–1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
58	Italy	-1	1	1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
58	Latvia	-1	1	1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
58	Montenegro	-1	2	1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
58	Vietnam	-1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Albania	-2	2	−1	0	−1	−1	0	1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
64	Bhutan	-2	0	−1	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Singapore	-2	1	−1	0	1	−1	0	1	0	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0
64	Slovakia	-2	2	0	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
64	South Korea	-2	0	0	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
64	Ukraine	-2	1	−1	0	2	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Angola	-3	1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Antigua and Barbuda	-3	1	0	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Belize	-3	3	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Curaçao	-3	1	0	0	0	−1	0	−1	1	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
70	Fiji	-3	3	–1	0	–1	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
70	Japan	-3	0	–1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Laos	-3	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
70	Marshall Islands	-3	2	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Monaco	-3	0	1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Mongolia	-3	1	−1	0	1	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
70	North Macedonia	-3	2	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
70	Romania	-3	2	–1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	–1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
70	Serbia	-3	2	−1	0	2	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	–1	0	0
70	Sint Maarten	-3	1	0	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Barbados	-4	1	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Botswana	-4	1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
84	Cabo Verde	-4	1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Cambodia	-4	0	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Kosovo	-4	3	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–2	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
84	Lithuania	-4	2	−1	−1	2	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	−1	0	0	−1	−1	0	0	0
84	Macao	-4	1	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
84	Micronesia	-4	2	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
84	Saint Lucia	-4	1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	1	0	−1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	British Virgin Islands	-5	3	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–2	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
93	Bulgaria	-5	2	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
93	China (incl. Hong Kong)	-5	0	0	−1	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0
93	El Salvador	-5	2	–1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0
93	Hungary	-5	2	1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	−1	−1	−1	0	0
93	Kazakhstan	-5	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	−2	0	0	0
93	Lesotho	-5	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Mauritius	-5	1	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Moldova	-5	2	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	−1	−1	0	0	0
93	Mozambique	-5	1	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0
93	Niger	-5	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Panama	-5	0	−1	–1	1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0
93	Peru	-5	1	−1	0	2	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	0	−2	0
93	Samoa	-5	1	−1	0	–1	0	0	1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
93	Seychelles	-5	1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
93	Suriname	-5	1	−1	0	0	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Armenia	-6	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Benin	-6	0	−1	0	−1	−1	–1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Cook Islands	-6	1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Georgia	-6	2	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0
109	Guinea-Bissau	-6	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Mali	-6	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	−1	0	0	0
109	São Tomé and Príncipe	-6	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	–1	0	0	0
109	Sri Lanka	-6	1	−1	−1	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
109	Vanuatu	-6	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
118	Honduras	-7	2	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	−2	0	−1	0
118	Kiribati	-7	1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
118	Kyrgyzstan	-7	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	−1	−2	0	0	0
118	Pakistan	-7	1	−1	0	2	1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	–1	−1
118	Palau	-7	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	−1	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
118	Philippines	-7	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
118	Poland	-7	1	−1	0	0	–1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
118	Saint Kitts and Nevis	-7	0	0	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
118	Trinidad and Tobago	-7	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	–1	0
127	Burkina Faso	-8	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0
127	Gabon	-8	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0
127	Grenada	-8	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
127	Lebanon	-8	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	–1	–1	−1	−1	−1	0	0	0
127	Namibia	-8	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
127	Nicaragua	-8	1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−2	0	−1	0
127	Paraguay	-8	0	−1	0	–1	−1	−1	1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0
127	Tuvalu	-8	1	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	–1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
127	Vatican City	-8	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0
127	Venezuela	-8	1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	0	0	−2	0	−2	0
137	Bahrain	-9	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	0	0	0	−1	−2	–1	0	0
137	Bangladesh	-9	0	−1	0	1	1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	–2	–1	–1	0
137	Guatemala	-9	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−2	0	−2	0
137	Guinea	-9	0	−1	0	−1	–1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	−1	0	0
137	Tajikistan	-9	0	−1	0	1	–1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−1	−2	−1	0	0
137	Tonga	-9	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	0
143	Azerbaijan	-10	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−2	0	0
143	Bahamas	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	–1	0	0	0	−2	0	−1	0
143	Burundi	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
143	Central African Republic	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−1	−2	0	0	0
143	Comoros	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	–1	−1	0	0	−2	0	0	0
143	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	–1	0	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
143	Equatorial Guinea	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	0	0	0	−1	–2	−1	0	0
143	Guyana	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0
143	Haiti	-10	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	0	−2	0	−1	0
143	Jordan	-10	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	–2	0	0	0	0	−1	−2	−1	−1	0
143	Kenya	-10	0	−1	−1	0	1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	−1	−1	0
143	Myanmar	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	–1	–1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0
143	Papua New Guinea	-10	0	−1	0	–1	–1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	0	0	0
143	Republic of the Congo	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0
143	Rwanda	-10	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−1	−2	0	0	0
143	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0
143	Sierra Leone	-10	0	−1	–1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	–1	0	0	−2	0	0	0
143	Togo	-10	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	−2	−1	0	0
143	Turkey	-10	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	0
162	Belarus	-11	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−2	−2	0	0
162	Chad	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	–1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
162	Djibouti	-11	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	0	0	0	−1	−2	−1	0	0
162	Dominica	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	–1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
162	Dominican Republic	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	0	0	0	−1	0	−2	0
162	Gambia	-11	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	–1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
162	Liberia	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	–1	0	0
162	Madagascar	-11	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−2	0	−2	0
162	Maldives	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	–1	0	0
162	North Korea	-11	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0	0
162	Solomon Islands	-11	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	−1	0	0	−2	0	0	0
162	Uzbekistan	-11	0	−1	0	1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	0	0
174	Algeria	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	0	0
174	Eswatini	-12	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	0	−2	0
174	Ghana	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	−1	0	0
174	Ivory Coast	-12	0	−1	–1	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−2	0	−1	0	0	−1	−2	0	0	0
174	Jamaica	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	−2	0
174	Mauritania	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	0	0	−1
174	Oman	-12	0	−1	0	−1	–1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	–1	0	−2	−1	–1	0	0
174	Sudan	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	–1	–1	0	0	−2	−1	0	0
174	Zambia	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	−1	0	0
174	Zimbabwe	-12	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	−2	0
184	Cameroon	-13	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	−2	0
184	Eritrea	-13	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	–1	0	0
184	Indonesia	-13	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	–1	0	0
184	Senegal	-13	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	–1	0	0
184	Syria	-13	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	–1	0	0	−2	−1	−1	−1
189	Brunei	-14	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	0	0	−1
189	Egypt	-14	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	−2	–1	0
189	Ethiopia	-14	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	0	0
189	Aceh (Indonesia)	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	0	−1
189	Iraq	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−2	−1	–1	0
189	Malawi	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	–1	–2	0
189	Morocco	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	–1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	−1	0
189	South Sudan	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	–1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	−1	0
189	Tunisia	-14	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	−2	−2	−1	0
189	Turkmenistan	-14	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	0	0
199	Malaysia	-15	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	−1	−1	0
199	Tanzania	-15	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	–1	0
201	Kuwait	-16	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	–1	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	0	0
201	Libya	-16	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	−2	−1
201	Qatar	-16	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	–1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	0	−1
201	United Arab Emirates	-16	0	−1	0	−1	–1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	–1	0	−2	−2	–1	−1	−1
205	Nigeria	-17	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	0	–3
205	Russia	-17	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	–1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	0
207	Somalia	-18	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	0	−2	−1	−2	−5
207	Uganda	-18	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	−3
209	Yemen	-19	0	−1	−1	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	−1	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1
210	Afghanistan	-21	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	–2	−5
210	Chechnya (Russia)	-21	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	0	−2	0	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−5
210	Iran	-21	0	−1	−1	0	−1	0	−1	0	−2	0	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−2	−2	−5
210	Saudi Arabia	-21	0	−1	−1	–1	−1	0	−1	0	−2	–1	−1	−1	0	−2	−2	−1	−1	−5

Not Included in Data

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

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.

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

Rank	State	Total	Anti-Discrimination Legislation	Transgender Rights	Intersex/3rd Option	Hate Crime Law	Censorship	"Conversion Therapy"	LGBT Marketing	Queer Infrastructure	Gay and Trans Panic Defence	Locals Hostile
1	New York	14	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1
2	California	13	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1
2	Colorado	13	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1
2	Nevada	13	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1
2	Oregon	13	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1
6	Washington	12	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	1
6	District of Columbia	12	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1
8	Illinois	11	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
8	Massachusetts	11	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	1	−1	1
8	New Jersey	11	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1
8	New Mexico	11	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
12	Connecticut	10	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
12	Maryland	10	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
12	Rhode Island	10	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1
15	Hawaii	9	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
15	Maine	9	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
15	Vermont	9	2	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	−1	1
15	Virginia	9	2	2	1	2	−1	1	1	1	0	0
19	Minnesota	8	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	−1	0
20	Michigan	7	2	2	−1	2	0	1	1	1	–1	0
20	New Hampshire	7	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	−1	1
20	Pennsylvania	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	–1	1
23	Delaware	6	2	2	−1	2	0	1	0	0	−1	1
23	Utah	6	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	−1	0
25	Ohio	5	2	2	1	0	0	−1	0	1	–1	1
26	Arizona	4	2	1	−1	1	0	0	1	1	−1	0
27	Wisconsin	3	2	1	−1	1	0	0	0	0	−1	1
28	Georgia	1	2	0	−1	1	0	−1	1	1	−1	−1
29	Alaska	0	1	2	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
29	Arkansas	0	1	0	1	0	0	−1	1	0	−1	−1
29	Idaho	0	1	0	1	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
29	Indiana	0	1	0	1	1	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0
29	Louisiana	0	1	0	–1	1	−1	−1	1	1	−1	0
29	Missouri	0	1	0	−1	2	0	−1	0	1	–1	−1
29	South Carolina	0	1	2	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	–1	0
36	Iowa	-1	2	0	−1	1	−1	−1	0	0	−1	0
36	Kansas	-1	2	−1	−1	1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
36	Kentucky	-1	1	0	−1	1	0	−1	1	0	−1	−1
36	Nebraska	-1	1	0	−1	1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
36	Texas	-1	1	0	−1	1	−1	−1	1	1	−1	−1
36	Wyoming	-1	1	1	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
42	Florida	-2	1	−1	0	1	−2	−1	1	1	–1	−1
42	North Carolina	-2	1	0	−1	0	−1	0	0	0	−1	0
42	North Dakota	-2	1	−1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0
42	South Dakota	-2	1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	0
46	West Virginia	-3	1	0	−1	0	0	−1	0	0	−1	−1
47	Alabama	-4	1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	−1
47	Mississippi	-4	1	0	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	−1
47	Tennessee	-4	1	–1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	1	−1	−1
50	Montana	-5	1	−1	−1	0	−1	−1	0	0	−1	−1
51	Oklahoma	-6	1	−1	−1	0	−2	−1	0	0	−1	−1

Notes

1. In Canada the adoption laws vary per province. Same-sex-adoption is however possible countrywide.
2. In Germany, due to federal government system, there are varying regulations regarding arrival/residence HIV. For example, in Bavaria someone who is HIV-positive can be denied entry. The Federal Constitutional Court has stipulated in several renditions of judgment that the politicians implement the same rights for gay men and lesbians which apply to heterosexuals.
3. The Employment Equality Act allows religious-run workplaces exemption from its anti-discrimination provisions to protect their ethos.
4. In Northern Ireland the legal situation for same-sex adoption is unclear.
5. In Israel a civil marriage for both homosexual and heterosexual couples is not possible as marriage can only be performed by a Rabbi. This problem does not only apply to gays and lesbians but also heterosexuals belonging to different religious affiliations. There are limited anti-discrimination laws (exception: certain religious groups).
6. The United States Virgin Islands have the same legal status as Puerto Rico regarding the USA. There is also a ban on hate crimes. After the Supreme Court decided in favor of same-sex marriage in the US, there are plans to implement same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico as well.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. In May 2016 the Parliament of Seychelles decided to make homosexuality legal.
13. Armenia has received many reports of illegal violence from police against homosexuals.
14. At the request of the UNHCR Sri Lanka has announced that discrimination of homosexuals is constitutionally forbidden. It was further stressed that the anti-sodomy law is not aimed against homosexuals, but applies for all to protect public morals.
15. In Honduras an anti-discrimination law has recently been passed, but in practice it is ignored.
16. There are regional differences in the laws relating to homosexuals. In addition, the local religion is just as crucial, whether a law is implemented or not.
17. There are reports of a different judicial interpretations of the law on "sex against nature".
18. The Vatican City adheres to Italian law, but restrictions are possible if the ecclesiastical law contradicts Italian law. Therefore, there are conflicting opinions that homosexuality is not illegal or just not happily seen, but tolerated.
19. In Bahrain although the paragraph referring to sodomy was abolished in 1976 from the local legal code, gay men can still be punished with imprisonment according to the laws regarding "unmoral" behavior.
20. Police stopped violently the Gay Pride on 29th June, 2015. This can be considered a de facto ban on the Pride.
21. The Shariah-law in Djibouti is often superior to the constitutional laws, so it could be expected that homosexuality is punishable.
22. In Ghana there is a ban on unnatural sex. The government recognizes in this a clear ban on homosexuality.
23. Homosexuality in Iraq is formally legal, but police and military track down homosexuals, and reports of murder and rape exist.
24. In Nigeria the death penalty only applies for homosexuals according to the Shariah laws and therefore relates only to Muslims in the north of Nigeria.
25. The LGBT rights movement was declared an 'extremist organization' by authorities in Russia in 2023.
26. 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.
27. In 2015 Florida explicitly lifted the adoption ban for homosexuals after federal judges ruled it unconstitutional in 2010.

See also

• Anti-gay
• Homosocialization
• LGBTQ marketing
• Pinkwashing (LGBTQ)
• Pink capitalism

References

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2. "Gay Consumers See Themselves as Tastemakers, Prefer Gay-Friendly Companies, Says Study". EDGE Media Network. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
3. Adrian Thatcher, The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender, Oxford University Press, UK, 2015, p. 368
4. Andrew R. Flores (November 2021). "The Global Divide on Homosexuality Persists (with a table of the 'LGBTI Acceptance Index' 2017-2020)". Williams Institute - UCLA School of Law. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
5. "Social Acceptance of LGBTI People in 175 Countries and Locations". November 2021.
6. ^ Hoppe, Sascha (29 February 2024). "Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2024". Spartacus Gay Travel Blog. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
7. ^ "Spartacus Gay Travel Index (GTI)". Spartacus Gay Travel Blog.

External links

• Human Rights Campaign, lobby group for LGBTQ rights

• LGBTQ rights
• LGBTQ terminology
• Industrial and organizational psychology
• LGBTQ and society