page_title: LGBT rights by country or territory
section_title: Global LGBT rights maps
hierarchical_section_title: LGBT rights by country or territory / Global LGBT rights maps
context_page_description: Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
  Notably, as of 2020, 30 countries recognize same-sex marriage; they are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay. By contrast, not counting non-state actors and extrajudicial killings, only one country is believed to impose the death penalty on consensual same-sex sexual acts: Iran. The death penalty is on the books but, as far as is known, not enforced in Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Somalia. Sudan rescinded its unenforced death penalty for anal sex in 2020. 15 countries have stoning on the books as a penalty for adultery, which would include gay sex, but this is only enforced by the legal authorities in Iran.
caption:   Ban on conversion therapy on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity   De facto ban on conversion therapy   Case-by-case bans   Proposed ban on conversion therapy    No ban on conversion therapy