Where the law stands — and what it means for travelers. 42 countries, tracked and scored.
A note on this data: Laws change. Enforcement varies. A country's legal status doesn't tell you how it feels on the ground — that's what the Traven-Dex is for. This table tracks what's on the books. For the full picture, read the city guide.
| Country | Status | Marriage | Civil Union | Adoption | Anti-Discrimination | Legal Score | Traven-Dex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sydney, Melbourne
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Brussels
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.7 |
|
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Santiago
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.1 |
|
Copenhagen
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Paris
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.5 |
|
Berlin
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.2 |
|
Athens, Mykonos
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Reykjavik
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.4 |
|
Oslo
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Lisbon
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Barcelona, Madrid, Sitges
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Stockholm
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Montevideo
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.1 |
|
Amsterdam
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.5 | 9.1 |
|
Cape Town
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.5 | 8.6 |
|
London
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.5 | 9.1 |
|
New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston, Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New Orleans
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.2 | 8.6 |
|
Buenos Aires
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 9.0 | 8.8 |
|
Bogota, Medellin
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 9.0 | 7.6 |
|
Dublin
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 9.0 | 8.1 |
|
Zurich
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 9.0 | 8.6 |
|
Quito, Guayaquil
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.8 | 6.9 |
|
Vienna
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.5 | 8.8 |
|
San Juan
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | — | Comprehensive | 8.5 | 8.2 |
|
Taipei
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.5 | 8.4 |
|
Bangkok
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.0 | 8.2 |
|
Tel Aviv
|
Decriminalized | — | — | ✓ | Limited | 6.0 | 8.2 |
|
Milan, Rome
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | — | Limited | 5.5 | 7.6 |
|
Seoul
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.5 | 7.2 |
|
Tokyo
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 7.7 |
|
Lima, Cusco
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.5 |
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.8 |
|
New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | None | 4.6 | 6.0 |
|
Manila
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 4.5 | 6.3 |
|
Istanbul
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | None | 4.5 | 6.3 |
|
Bali
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 2.0 | 6.3 |
|
Accra
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 1.5 | 3.8 |
|
Nairobi
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 1.5 | 4.1 |
|
Dubai
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | None | 1.0 | 4.7 |