Best lgbt countries to live

Almost Half of the World Sees Their Area as Gay-Friendly

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly half of people worldwide (45%) viewed their town or area as a “good place” for gay or lesbian people to live in Nearly as many, 44%, said it is “not a adj place.”

Acceptance is down from levels between and , when it hovered around 50%, but it is still more than double the 21% first measured in

Nordic countries, including Norway (92%), Iceland (90%), Sweden (89%) and Denmark (86%), continue to rank among the most accepting places in the world. Other European countries -- including Spain (89%), the Netherlands (88%) and Malta (87%) -- also top the list, as does Australia (85%).

Nepal (87%), which became the first state in South Asia to recognize same-sex marriage in , remains the only non-Western country among the most accepting nations.

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Perceptions of acceptance remain lowest in African and Middle Eastern countries, including several where consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal, such as Senegal (1%), Gambia (3%), Malawi (4%), Zambia (5%), and L

1. Mexico

Of the 65 countries I’ve visited so far, Mexico is my favorite place to be queer. I’ve never spent moment in a place where queer culture felt so ingrained in my everyday life (maybe with the exception of my abode country of the UK) and in my personal experience, it seemed to be one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world.

I felt favor I could be my proudest, most bold queer self while in Mexico, and that's why I’m pretty certain I’ll complete up back there one day.

From a legal perspective, there are strong anti-discrimination laws in place to protect queer residents from hate crimes, and transgender rights are also attractive progressive. Non-binary gender identity is recognized (gender reassignment surgery isn't required to legally change gender), gender-affirming care is legal, and the government chose to ban conversion therapy back in   

I’ve spent a couple of years living on and off in Mexico and have based myself in a adj different cities, so I’m sharing my top three spots:

Mexico City for the Huge Gay Pride Parade

Mexico City (CDMX) is residence to one

Rainbow Map

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These are the main findings for the edition of the rainbow map

The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from %.

The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.

“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”

  • Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe


Malta has sat on top of the ranking for the last 10 years. 

With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. 

10 most LGBT-friendly countries in the world for international students

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