The ‘Rainbow Europe’ map reflects legal advanced such as protection from discrimination, recognition of LGBT families and parenting rights, inclusion of sexual orientation in hate speech/crime legislation. The map also highlights the ‘darker’ corners of ‘Rainbow Europe’ where there is still criminalisation of consenting same-sex acts, unequal age of consent and there Pride events have been banned during last 10 years.
Rainbow Europe: legal situation for LGB people in Europe - side A
Rainbow Europe: legal situation for LGB people in Europe - side B
advances:
- 2 countries’ constitutions refers to sexual orientation in their anti-discrimination provisions
- 13 countries and 1 territory bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment
- 25 countries and 5 territories ban sexual orientation discrimination in employment, access to good and services
- 15 countries refer to sexual orientation in hate speech/crime legislation
- 5 countries allow same-sex partners to marry
- 13 countries and 2 territories allow same-sex partners to register their partnerships
- 13 countries recognise cohabitation of same-sex partners
- 9 countries entitle same-sex partners to apply for joint adoption
- 11 countries allow that same-sex partners can adopt each other biological child of child(ren)
- 10 countries provide fertility treatment for lesbian couples
spots of discrimination and inequality:
- 2 countries and 3 territories still have unequal age of consent for all sexual acts
- 1 territory still criminalises consenting sexual acts between adult men
- 8 countries banned LGBT public events during the last 10 year
