Gay-friendly

Gay-friendly or LGBT-friendly places, policies, people, or institutions are those that are open and welcoming to gay or LGBT people. They typically aim to create an environment that is supportive, respectful, and non-judgmental towards the LGBT 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 LGBT people in society, and the recognition of LGBT people as a distinct consumer group for businesses.

Portal of the Church of Pilgrims, in Washington, DC, USA, with an LGBT banner

Businesses
A shop in Amsterdam selling LGBTQ+ merchandise and goods

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.[1] Studies have shown that LGBT communities tend to favor gay-friendly businesses, even if the cost of a particular product or service is higher.[2]

World
Main article: LGBT rights by country or territory

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2019 to measure levels of acceptance of LGBT around the globe.[3]

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).[4]

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.[5]

List of countries by their Gay Travel Index (2024)[6]
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[note 1]123222101000000 01000
1 Malta122223201100000 0–1000
1 New Zealand122223101000000 01000
1 Portugal123223101000000 00000
1 Spain122223201100000 –10000
6 Australia11222210110–1000 01000
6  Switzerland113223–101100000 00000
8 Denmark10222310–1000000 01000
8 Germany[note 2]102221201100000 0−1000
8 Iceland10222310−1000000 01000
8 Norway102223–101000000 01000
8 Uruguay102223101000000 000–10
13 Austria9222210–1100000 00000
13 Chile922231010–10000 000–10
13 Colombia9222310−1000000 010−10
13 Finland93223–10–1100000 00000
13 Ireland[note 3]92223–10–1100000 01000
13 Luxembourg93223−10–1100000 00000
13 Sweden93222–10−1100000 01000
13 Taiwan93221−101100000 00000
21 Andorra83223–10−1000000 00000
21 Argentina812231010−10000 000−10
21 Belgium82223−10–1100000 00000
21 France82222−101000000 00000
21 Greenland8122310−1000000 00000
21 Netherlands8222210−1000000 00000
21 Réunion82222−101000000 00000
21 United Kingdom[note 4]83222−100000000 00000
29 Costa Rica7222310−10−10000 0−1000
29 French Polynesia72222−1010−10000 00000
29 New Caledonia72222−101000000 0−1000
32 Brazil622230010−10000 0−10−20
32 Cuba63222−10−100−1000 00000
32 Estonia62222−10−1000000 00000
32 Guadeloupe62222–1010−10000 0–1000
32 Martinique62222−1010−10000 0–1000
32 Slovenia63222−10−10–10000 00000
38 Greece521021010−10000 000–10
38 Israel[note 5]52112–1010–10000 00000
38 South Africa53221−10−1000000 000–10
41 Mexico432120000–10000 0–10–20
41 Puerto Rico412220010−10000 0–10–20
41 United States412200001–10000 000–10
44 Ecuador33202–1010−10000 –1−10–10
44 Gibraltar3222–1−10−1000000 00000
44 Guam31221−10−10–10000 00000
44 India321011000–10000 0–1000
48 Croatia22121−10−10−10000 0−1000
49 Czech Republic12101−10−10−10000 00000
49 Liechtenstein1112−1−10−10−10000 01000
49   Nepal1300110–10−10−100 0−1000
49 San Marino13110−10−10–10000 0−1000
49 US Virgin Islands[note 6]12220−10−10−10000 0−10−10
54 Aruba01100−10−110−1000 00000
54 Bermuda0122−1−1−1−1000000 0−1000
54 Bolivia02111−10−10−10000 0−10−10
54 Thailand0200−1−10−1100000 00000
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 7]-12−101−10−1000000 0−1000
58 Cyprus-11100−1010–10−100 0–1000
58 Italy-11101−10−10–10000 0–1000
58 Latvia-11101−10−1000−100 0−1000
58 Montenegro-12101−10−10−10−100 0−1000
58 Vietnam-10−100−101000000 00000
64 Albania-22−10−1−1010−10000 0−1000
64 Bhutan-20−10000−1000000 00000
64 Singapore-21−101−10100−1−100 −10000
64 Slovakia-22000−10−1000–100 0−1000
64 South Korea-20001−10−1000000 0−1000
64 Ukraine-21−102−10−10–10–100 00000
70 Angola-31−100−10−10−10000 00000
70 Antigua and Barbuda-3100–1−10−1000–100 00000
70 Belize-33−10–1−10−10–10–100 00000
70 Curaçao-31000−10−11–10–100 0−1000
70 Fiji-33–10–1−1000–10–100 0–1000
70 Japan-30–101−10−1000–100 00000
70 Laos-30−101−10–1000000 0−1000
70 Marshall Islands-32−10–1−10−100–1000 00000
70 Monaco-3010–1−10−10–10000 00000
70 Mongolia-31−101–10–1000–100 0−1000
70 North Macedonia-32−101−10−10–10–100 0−1000
70 Romania-32–101−10−10–10–100 0–1000
70 Serbia-32−102−10−10−10−100 0–1–100
70 Sint Maarten[note 8]-31000−10−10−10−100 00000
84 Barbados-4100−1−10−10−10−100 00000
84 Botswana[note 9]-41−100−10−10−10000 0−1000
84 Cabo Verde-41−10−1−10−10–10000 00000
84 Cambodia-4000−1−10−1000−100 00000
84 Kosovo-43−10−1−10−10–20000 0–1000
84 Lithuania-42−1−12−10−10–10−100 −1−1000
84 Macao-41−10–1−10−1000000 0−1000
84 Micronesia-42−10–1−10−10−10000 0–1000
84 Saint Lucia-41−10−1−10−1010−1−10 00000
93 British Virgin Islands-53−10−1−10−10–20−100 0−1000
93 Bulgaria-52−10−1−10−10–10−100 0−1000
93 China (incl. Hong Kong)-500−11−10−100000−1 −10−100
93 El Salvador-52–100−10−10−10000 −1−10−10
93 Hungary-521−1−1−10−1000–100 −1−1−100
93 Kazakhstan-50−101−10−1000000 −1−2000
93 Lesotho-50−1−10−10−1000−100 00000
93 Mauritius[note 10]-51−10–1−10−10−10−100 00000
93 Moldova-52−100−10−10−10–100 −1−1000
93 Mozambique-51−1−1−1−10−1000000 −10000
93 Niger-50−10−1−1−1−1000000 00000
93 Panama-50−1–11−10−1000–100 −10000
93 Peru[note 11]-51−102−10−10−10−100 0–10−20
93 Samoa-51−10–10010−20−1−10 0−1000
93 Seychelles[note 12]-51−10−1−10−10–10000 0–1000
93 Suriname-51−100−1−1−10−10000 0−1000
109 Armenia[note 13]-60−100−10−10−10−100 0−1000
109 Benin-60−10−1−1–1−1000000 0−1000
109 Cook Islands-61−100−10−10−1−1−100 0−1000
109 Georgia-62−101−10−10−20−100 −1−10−10
109 Guinea-Bissau-60−10–1−10−10−10000 0−1000
109 Mali-60−10−1−10−1000000 −1−1000
109 São Tomé and Príncipe-60−10−1−10−10−10000 0–1000
109 Sri Lanka[note 14]-61−1−11−10−10−10−1−10 0−1000
109 Vanuatu-60−10−1−10−10−10000 0−1000
118 Honduras[note 15]-72−10−1−10−10−10–100 0−20−10
118 Kiribati-71−10−1−10−10−10−1−10 0−1000
118 Kyrgyzstan-70−101−10−10−10−100 −1−2000
118 Pakistan-71−10210−10−20−1−10 −1−1−1–1−1
118 Palau-70−10−1−10−100−1−100 0−1000
118 Philippines[note 16]-70−10−1−10−10−10000 −100−10
118 Poland-71−100–10−10−10−100 0−2−100
118 Saint Kitts and Nevis-7000–1−10−10−1−1−100 0−1000
118 Trinidad and Tobago-70−10–1−10−10−10000 0−10–10
127 Burkina Faso-80−100−10−10−20−100 0−2000
127 Gabon-80−10−1−1−1−10−10000 0−2000
127 Grenada-80−10−1−10−10−10−1−10 0−1000
127 Lebanon[note 17]-80−101−10−10−10–1–1−1 −1−1000
127 Namibia-80−10–1−10−10−10−1−10 0−1000
127 Nicaragua-81−10−1−10−10−10−100 0−20−10
127 Paraguay-80−10–1−1−110−10−100 −1−10−10
127 Tuvalu-81−10–1−10−10−1−1−1–10 0−1000
127 Vatican City[note 18]-80−10–1−10−10−20−100 00−100
127 Venezuela-81−100−10−10−1−1000 0−20−20
137 Bahrain[note 19]-90−101−10−10−2−1000 −1−2–100
137 Bangladesh-90−10110−10−20−1−10 −1–2–1–10
137 Guatemala-90−10−1−10−10−10000 0−20−20
137 Guinea-90−10−1–10−10−10−1−10 0−1−100
137 Tajikistan-90−101–10−10−20−100 −1−2−100
137 Tonga-90−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−1000
143 Azerbaijan-100−10–1−10−10−10−10−1 0−1−200
143 Bahamas-100−10−1−1−1−10−10–100 0−20−10
143 Burundi-100−10−1−10−10−10−1−10 0−2−100
143 Central African Republic-100−10−1−10−10−20−100 −1−2000
143 Comoros-100−10−1−10−10−20–1−10 0−2000
143 Democratic Republic of the Congo-100−10−1−10−10−20–100 0−2−100
143 Equatorial Guinea-100−10−1−10−10−20000 −1–2−100
143 Guyana-100−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−10−10
143 Haiti-100−10–1−10−10−20−100 0−20−10
143 Jordan-100−100−10−10–20000 −1−2−1−10
143 Kenya-100−1−1010−10−10−1−10 −1−2−1−10
143 Myanmar-100−10−1−10−1000–1–10 −1−1−1−10
143 Papua New Guinea-100−10–1–10−10−20−1−10 0−2000
143 Republic of the Congo-100−10−1−1−1−10−20−100 0−2000
143 Rwanda-100−10–1−10−10−20−100 −1−2000
143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-100−10−1−10−10−1−1−1−10 0−10−10
143 Sierra Leone-100−1–1−1−10−10−10−1–10 0−2000
143 Togo-100−10−1−1000−10–1−10 −1−2−100
143 Turkey[note 20]-100−101−10−10−1000−1 −2−2−1−10
162 Belarus-110−100−10−10−10−10−1 −1−2−200
162 Chad-110−10−1−10−10−20–1−10 0−2−100
162 Djibouti[note 21]-110−1−1−1−10−10−20000 −1−2−100
162 Dominica-110−10−1−10−10−20–1−10 0−2−100
162 Dominican Republic-110−10−1−10−10−2−1−100 0−10−20
162 Gambia-110−10–1−10−10−20−1–10 0−2−100
162 Liberia-110−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−2–100
162 Madagascar-110−1−1−1−1−1−10−10000 0−20−20
162 Maldives-110−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−2–100
162 North Korea-110−1−1−1−10−10−20−100 −2−1000
162 Solomon Islands-110−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−10 0−2000
162 Uzbekistan-110−101−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−100
174 Algeria-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−1−100
174 Eswatini-120−100−10−10−20−1−10 −1−20−20
174 Ghana[note 22]-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −1−2−100
174 Ivory Coast-120−1–1−1−1−1−10−20−100 −1−2000
174 Jamaica-120−10−1−10−10−10−1−10 0−2−1−20
174 Mauritania-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −1−200−1
174 Oman-120−10−1–10−10−1−1−1–10 −2−1–100
174 Sudan-120−10−1−10−10−2−1–1–10 0−2−100
174 Zambia-120−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −1−2−100
174 Zimbabwe-120−10−1−10−10−10−1−10 0−2−1−20
184 Cameroon-130−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−2−1−20
184 Eritrea-130−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2–100
184 Indonesia-130−1−10−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2–100
184 Senegal-130−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1 −1−2–100
184 Syria-130−10–1−10−10−1−1−1–10 0−2−1−1−1
189 Brunei-140−10–1−10−10−2−1−1−1−1 −2−100−1
189 Egypt-140−1−10−10−10−20−1−10 −1−2−2–10
189 Ethiopia-140−1−1−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−100
189 Aceh (Indonesia)-140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−10−1
189 Iraq[note 23]-140−10−1−10−10−2−1−100 −2−2−1–10
189 Malawi-140−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −1−2–1–20
189 Morocco-140−10−1−10−10−10–1−10 −2−2−2−10
189 South Sudan-140−10−1−10−10−20–1−10 −2−2−1−10
189 Tunisia-140−1−1−1−10−10−10−1−10 −1−2−2−10
189 Turkmenistan-140−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−10 −2−2−100
199 Malaysia-150−10−1−10−10−2−1−1−1−1 −2−1−1−10
199 Tanzania-150−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−2–10
201 Kuwait-160−1−1−1−10−10−2–1−1−10 −2−2−200
201 Libya-160−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1 −1−2−1−2−1
201 Qatar-160−1−1−1−10−10−2–1−1−1−1 −1−2−10−1
201 United Arab Emirates-160−10−1–10−10−2−1−1–10 −2−2–1−1−1
205 Nigeria[note 24]-170−10−1−10−10−10−1−1−1 −2−2−20–3
205 Russia[note 25]-170−100−10−10−2–1−1−1−1 −2−2−2−20
207 Somalia[note 26]-180−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 0−2−1−2−5
207 Uganda-180−10−1−10−10−20−1−1−1 −2−2−1−1−3
209 Yemen-190−1−1−1−10−10−2−1−1−10 −2−2−2−2−1
210 Afghanistan-210−10−1−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−2–2−5
210 Chechnya (Russia)-210−10−1−1000−20−1−1−1 −2−2−2−2−5
210 Iran-210−1−10−10−10−20−1−10 −2−2−2−2−5
210 Saudi Arabia-210−1−1–1−10−10−2–1−1−10 −2−2−1−1−5

Not Included in Data

United States
Main article: LGBT rights in the 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.[5]

List of U.S. states by their Gay Travel Index (2024)[6]
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 York14231211120 1
2 California13221211120 1
2 Colorado13231211110 1
2 Nevada13221211120 1
2 Oregon13231211110 1
6 Washington12231201110 1
6 District of Columbia12221211110 1
8 Illinois11221211110 0
8 Massachusetts1123120111−1 1
8 New Jersey11231201100 1
8 New Mexico11331201010 0
12 Connecticut10221201010 1
12 Maryland10221201010 1
12 Rhode Island10221211000 1
15 Hawaii9221201010 0
15 Maine9221201000 1
15 Vermont923120100−1 1
15 Virginia92212−11110 0
19 Minnesota832120100−1 0
20 Michigan722−120111–1 0
20 New Hampshire721120100−1 1
20 Pennsylvania722100011–1 1
23 Delaware622−120100−1 1
23 Utah620120101−1 0
25 Ohio522100−101–1 1
26 Arizona421−110011−1 0
27 Wisconsin321−110000−1 1
28 Georgia120−110−111−1 −1
29 Alaska012−100−100−1 0
29 Arkansas010100−110−1 −1
29 Idaho010100−100−1 0
29 Indiana01011−1−100−1 0
29 Louisiana010–11−1−111−1 0
29 Missouri010−120−101–1 −1
29 South Carolina012−100−100–1 0
36 Iowa-120−11−1−100−1 0
36 Kansas-12−1−110−100−1 0
36 Kentucky-110−110−110−1 −1
36 Nebraska-110−110−100−1 0
36 Texas-110−11−1−111−1 −1
36 Wyoming-111−100−100−1 0
42 Florida[note 27]-21−101−2−111–1 −1
42 North Carolina-210−10−1000−1 0
42 North Dakota-21−1−100000−1 0
42 South Dakota-210−100−100−1 0
46 West Virginia-310−100−100−1 −1
47 Alabama-410−10−1−100−1 −1
47 Mississippi-410−10−1−100−1 −1
47 Tennessee-41–1−10−1−101−1 −1
50 Montana-51−1−10−1−100−1 −1
51 Oklahoma-61−1−10−2−100−1 −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

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