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The report ‘LGBTIQ equality at a crossroads: progress and challenges’ captures the experiences, views and challenges LGBTIQ people deal with in Europe. It also highlights the changes since FRA’s previous surveys in 2019 and 2012.
The findings reveal signs of slow but gradual progress. While discrimination against LGBTIQ people remains lofty, it is gradually declining. Schools deal with LGBTIQ issues more positively and proactively, and juvenile people feel more supported by their teachers and peers. Nevertheless, bullying, harassment and violence hold reached high levels.
The key findings of the survey include:
- Openness: over 1 in 2 are now open about their sexual orientation, gender identity and verbalization, and sex characteristics. But most still avoid holding hands with their queer partner in universal for fear of being attacked.
- Discrimination: over 1 in 3 face discrimination in their daily experience because of who they are. This is a slight decrease from 2 in 5 in 2019. Yet, discrimination remains invisible as only 1 in 10 report incidents.
- Violence: over 1 in 10 experienced hostility in the 5 years before the survey, slightly more than in 2019. Over 1 in 3 intersex people were
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Criminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual outing between males
- Criminalises sexual exercise between females
- Imposes the death penalty
Maximum punishment:
Death penalty
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual exercise between males
Maximum punishment:
Life imprisonment
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual activity between males
- Criminalises sexual activity between females
- Criminalises the gender expression of transitioned people
- Imposes the death penalty
Maximum punishment:
Death by stoning
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual task between males
- Criminalises sexual action between females
- Criminalises the gender expression of trans people
- Maintains discriminatory age of consent
Maximum punishment:
Eight years imprisonment and 100 lashes
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual activity
Homosexuality: The countries where it is illegal to be gay
Reality Check teamBBC News
Getty ImagesUS Vice-President Kamala Harris who is on a tour of three African countries - Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia - has drawn criticism over her support for LGBTQ rights.
In Ghana, in a speech calling for "all people be treated equally" she appeared to criticise a bill before the country's parliament which criminalises activism for gay rights and proposes jail terms for those that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
The country's Speaker Alban Bagbin later called her remarks "undemocratic" and urged lawmakers not to be "intimidated by any person".
In Tanzania, a former minister spoke against US back for LGBTQ rights ahead of the visit and in Zambia some conflict politicians have threatened to hold protests.
Where is homosexuality still outlawed?
There are 64 countries that have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa.
Some countries, including several in Africa, have recently moved to decriminalise same-sex unions and improve rights for LGBTQ people.
In December
Roundup of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Advancing In States Across the Country
by Cullen Peele •
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As extremist lawmakers in declare houses across the country continue improving a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in state legislatures, the Human Rights Campaign — the nation’s largest queer woman , gay, bisexual, gender diverse and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights group — is providing the below snapshot (updated weekly) to illustrate the unfriendly legislative climate facing LGBTQ+ people, and the scale and scope with which the ongoing legislative assault is entity waged.
This weaponization of public policy has been driven by extremist groups that have a prolonged history in active to oppress the existence and rights of LGBTQ+ people. Several of these organizations have been deemed hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center, such as the Alliance Defending Independence and the Family Research Council.
Year-to-Date Snapshot: 2023 Anti-LGBTQ+ Declare Legislative Activity
Over 520 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures, a record;
Over 220 bills specifically objective transgender and genderfluid people, also a record; and
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Anti-LGBT Victimization in the Joined States
LGBT people experienced a higher rate of thoughtful violence, defined as rape or sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault, than non-LGBT people (53.7 vs. 8.5 per 1,000),including higher rates of violence involving a weapon (27.4 vs. 5.7 per 1,000)and solemn violence resulting in injuries (21.3 vs. 2.4 per 22 LGBT people were also more likely to experience violent hate crimes (6.4 vs. 0.7 per 1,000).
Conclusion
Consistent with prior findings, our results show that compared with non-LGBT people, LGBT people have been subject to disparities in exposure to violence, including hate crimes.LGBT victims of violence are also more likely than non-LGBT people to experience attacks that are more violent and to suffer injuries because of these attacks. The curtailment and elimination of civil rights protections for LGBT people in the United States puts them at risk for increased victimization and hate crimes.
Methodology
The NCVS uses a stratified, multi-stage cluster sample of households in the Combined States that surveys individuals aged 12 years and older.The purpose of the NCVS is to document the prevalence and characteristics of viol