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Banning Gay Conversion Therapy

The worldwide legal status of Gay Conversion Therapy
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6.9% or 16 countries have nationwide bans in place concerning Gay Conversion Therapy

 

Individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and all groups with non-traditional gender and sexual identities, collectively known as the LGBTQIA+ community, were historically viewed as having a mental illness or making a conscious choice in thinking or feeling the way they do. With research and greater understanding, the world now recognises that individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ are not doing so by choice. Instead, it is a chemical or physical reaction that cannot be changed. Gay Conversion Therapy was developed when LGBTQIA+ identities were classified as an illness, and often brutal, so-called therapies were applied, hoping to change a person into becoming heterosexual or cis-gendered.

 

Medical science and numerous national psychiatric associations have condemned the use of Gay Conversion Therapy. Many stating that the therapy is ineffective in changing how a person identifies. The Banning Gay Conversion Therapy index looks at all countries worldwide and those that have outlawed or banned Gay Conversion Therapies

Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Equality Index

30%

of countries score high or very high

Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Dollar

$1.4 trillion
added to the world economy

Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Population

212.3 million
people living within communities across the globe

Worldwide Same-Sex Unions or Marriages

31.3%
73 countries recognise same-sex unions or marriages

Worldwide Legal Gender Recognition

42.10%
98 countries legally recognise gender identities

Worldwide Gay Conversion Therapy

6.9%

or 16 countries have laws banning Gay Conversion Therapy

Discover the status of gay conversion therapy in any given country…
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  2023 SUMMARY

Gayther Banning Conversion Therapy - 2023 Statistics
KEY FACTS
  • 8.2% or 17.4 million individuals from the global LGBTQIA+ community live now in countries in which Gay Conversion Therapy is banned
  • Iran and Malaysia have made Gay Conversion Therapy not only Legal but it is also made it approved by the state
  • 11 of the 16 countries that have nationwide bans concerning Gay Conversion Therapy have a status of Very High within the 2023 Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Equality Index

GAY CONVERSION THERAPY OVERVIEW

  • 7% or 16 countries have nationwide bans in place concerning Gay Conversion Therapy
  • Europe has six countries that have introduced nationwide bans on Gay conversion therapy, making it the highest, followed by the Americas with five
  • 91.8% or 194.9 million individuals from the global LGBTQIA+ community live in countries in which Gay Conversion Therapy is not banned
  • 8.2% or 17.4 million individuals from the global LGBTQIA+ community live now in countries in which Gay Conversion Therapy is banned
  • Iran and Malaysia have legalised Gay Conversion Therapy Legal and made it state-approved. An estimated 3.3 million LGBTQIA+ individuals living in those countries are now subject to the therapy and subsequent treatments
  • 11 of the 16 countries that have nationwide bans concerning Gay Conversion Therapy have a status of Very High within the 2023 Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Equality Index
  • 4 of the 16 countries that have nationwide bans relating to Gay Conversion Therapy have a status of Medium within the 2023 Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Equality Index
  • Some countries such as Australia, China, Spain and the United States of America either have bans in specific states, regions or provinces or cases are reviewed on a case-by-case basis; there currently are no nationwide laws making the practice a crime in those countries

Developments from the previous year

  • Canada implemented a ban on conversion therapy in 2022, and New Zeland passed a law that banned gay conversion therapy on minors (those under 18) and people where it could cause serious harm
  • Both India and Israel’s health bodies have declared that any medical professional carrying out gay conversion therapies would be deemed professional misconduct, and those offenders would be subject to disciplinary action

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  ABOUT GAY CONVERSION THERAPY

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Before the 1970s, many psychiatrists and medical professionals treated homosexuality and transgender as mental illnesses. In addition to the medical communities, many religious denominations have treated LGBTQIA+ identities as a sin over the centuries. Many believe that prayer and guidance could help individuals change how they think and feel. Individuals such as Havelock Ellis and Alfred Kinsey researched sexuality. Their work helped lay the foundation for further understanding of sex or gender and the reclassification of LGBTQIA+ identities.

For years, psychiatrists, religious leaders and therapy practitioners would adopt various methods to convert LGBTQIA+ individuals. Nazi scientists during world war two were known for experimenting on gay and lesbian prisoners, often torturing and applying psychological warfare to see how they would react. Treatments such as lobotomies, severing connections in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, chemical castrations and aversion therapies were all the various methods used by practitioners. Treatments such as aversion therapy or conditioning are still used today, with practitioners applying electric shock, drugs, the use of sexually erotic images, and the power of suggestion.

Even with all those extreme and barbaric practices, most of those undergoing the therapy suffered brain damage or still identified as LGBTQIA+ after the so-called treatment. Though there are extreme cases relating to Gay Conversion Therapy, some groups often apply less drastic measures, especially the religious groups carrying out the therapy. Many typically use prayer, group therapy and materials designed to reprogramme or re-educate the recipients. Regardless of the approach and the low number of success cases, Gay Conversion Therapy still treats LGBTQIA+ as a mental disease, one that can be cured.

Many of those that undertake Gay Conversion Therapy will be young, typically receiving therapy after puberty from ages 13 to 21—undergoing treatment when they begin to realise or identify as LGBTQIA+. Most are afraid, scared of being different and fearful that they will be rejected by their families or loved ones. With many considered young adults or minors, the parents or guardians often provide consent for their child or a child in their ward to undergo therapy. With modern medical science and understanding, it is clear why these types of treatments fail, as it works on the belief that the person is making a choice. The only decision for those undertaking the therapy is to deny, suppress, or hide who they are rather than changing how they honestly think or feel.

The Banning Gay Conversion Therapy looks at all countries worldwide and those that endorse, ban or allow the therapy to take place.

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  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Why is Gay Conversion Therapy still allowed in the majority of countries worldwide?

As attitudes change and science understands more about sexuality and gender identities, many countries have changed how it sees and treats members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Historically, identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender was considered a choice the person was consciously making or even a mental illness. Believing that medical or religious intervention could help cure that person of their disease. With time came greater understanding and the fact that it is not a choice but a chemical and physical reaction, something that a person can learn to hide or suppress but never reverse or change. Many governments to date have been reluctant to impose a nationwide ban or introduce laws to criminalise the practice. Many of the institutions and figures performing the therapy hold power and influence within many countries around the world. For most nations, especially ones with a low LGBTQIA+ equality score, their lack of ban comes as no surprise; however, it is more the ones that, to date, score high or very high in terms of equality and still allow the practice to continue
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Is there any science behind Gay Conversion Therapy?

NO – much of the therapy is based on stereotypes and religious judgement on often vulnerable and confused individuals. Historical treatments used within gay conversion therapy included lobotomies, severing connections in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, chemical castrations and aversion therapy. Treatments such as aversion therapy or conditioning are still used today, with practitioners applying electric shock, drugs, the use of sexually erotic images, and the power of suggestion. With the practitioner continually reinforcing their beliefs that same-sex acts are wrong. Though some practitioners claim success, only a small number of success cases are known, with many survivors speaking of the ordeal and how it was ineffective and brutal. It is important to note that many medical practitioners and national psychiatric associations worldwide condemn Gay conversion therapy
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Which age group are most affected by Gay Conversion Therapy?

There are no official reports; however, for many of the survivors, the average age ranges from 13 to 21, typically teenagers after reaching puberty. Many of those under 18 are often considered minors in most countries worldwide. Minors who are submitted to the therapy with parental consent and typically instigated by their parents

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  USEFUL PHRASES

Common phrases and terms in over 80 languages

Please select a country from the drop-down list to discover common phrases relating to gay conversion therapy

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CONVERSION
AFFECT
COGNITION
CONFUSED
DELUSION
DIAGNOSIS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL ILLNESS
MENTAL STATE
MOOD
ORIENTATION
PSYCHOLOGICAL
THERAPY
TREATMENT

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  BY COUNTRY


Learn more about the status of Gay Conversion Therapy around the world by country name (in alphabetical order). If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag, or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Albania Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Algeria Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
American Samoa Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Andorra Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Angola Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Anguilla Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Argentina Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Armenia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Australia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Austria Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Azerbaijan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bahrain Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bangladesh Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Barbados Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Belarus Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Belgium Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Belize Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Benin Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bermuda Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bhutan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bolivia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Botswana Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Brazil Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
British Virgin Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Bulgaria Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Burkina Faso Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Burundi Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


C  
Cambodia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cameroon Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Canada Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cayman Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Central African Republic Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Chad Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Channel Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Chile Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
China Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Colombia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Comoros Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Congo, Rep Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cook Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Costa Rica Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Croatia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cuba Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Cyprus Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Djibouti Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Dominica Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Dominican Republic Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ecuador Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Egypt Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
El Salvador Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Eritrea Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Estonia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ethiopia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Fiji Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Finland Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
France Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
French Guiana Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
French Polynesia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


G  
Gabon Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Gambia, The Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Georgia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Germany Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ghana Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Gibraltar Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Greece Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Greenland Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Grenada Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guadeloupe Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guam Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guatemala Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guinea Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Guyana Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Honduras Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Hong Kong Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Hungary Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Iceland Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
India Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Indonesia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Iraq Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ireland Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Isle of Man Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Israel Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Italy Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Jamaica Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Japan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Jordan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Kenya Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Kiribati Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Kuwait Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Laos Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Latvia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Lebanon Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Lesotho Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Liberia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Libya Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Liechtenstein Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Lithuania Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Luxembourg Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


M  
Macau Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Madagascar Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Malawi Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Malaysia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Maldives Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mali Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Malta Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Marshall Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Martinique Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mauritania Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mauritius Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mayotte Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mexico Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Moldova Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Monaco Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mongolia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Montenegro Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Morocco Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Mozambique Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Myanmar Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


N  
Namibia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Nauru Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Nepal Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Netherlands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
New Caledonia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
New Zealand Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Nicaragua Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Niger Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Nigeria Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Niue Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
North Macedonia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Norway Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Pakistan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Palau Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Palestine, State of Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Panama Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Papua New Guinea Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Paraguay Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Peru Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Philippines Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Poland Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Portugal Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Puerto Rico Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Qatar Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


R S  
Reunion Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Romania Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Russia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Rwanda Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Helena Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Lucia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Samoa Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
San Marino Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Saudi Arabia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Senegal Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Serbia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Seychelles Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Sierra Leone Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Singapore Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Slovakia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Slovenia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Solomon Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Somalia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
South Africa Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
South Sudan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Spain Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Sri Lanka Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Sudan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Suriname Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Sweden Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Switzerland Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Syria Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


T  
Taiwan Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tajikistan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tanzania Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Thailand Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Togo Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tokelau Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tonga Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tunisia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Turkmenistan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Tuvalu Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Ukraine Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
United States of America (USA) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Uruguay Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
US Virgin Islands Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Uzbekistan Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Vanuatu Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Venezuela Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Vietnam Flag
Yes (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Yemen Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Zambia Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)
Zimbabwe Flag
No (Gay Conversion Therapy Banned) | No (Gay Conversion Therapy State Approved)

LGBTQIA+ Population compared to those countries that have banned Gay Conversion Therapy

The global LGBTQIA+ population is grouped by those countries that have nationwide bans concerning Gay Conversion Therapy, compared to those that have nothing in place

91.8% or 194.9 million
individuals live in countries where there are no nationwide bans concerning Gay Conversion Therapy
8.2% or 17.4 million
individuals live in countries where there are nationwide bans concerning Gay Conversion Therapy
3.3 million
individuals live in a country that has legalised, and a state-approved Gay Conversion Therapy in place

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NOTES

  • The index has been compiled and is correct as of Mar 31, 2023
  • The index has been compiled using a variety of different sources, including news articles, publications and websites such as Wikipedia



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