Where the law stands — and what it means for travelers. 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Buenos Aires
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.2 |
|
Vienna
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Brussels, Antwerp
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Santiago
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.1 |
|
Copenhagen
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.2 |
|
Helsinki, Oulu
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.1 |
|
Paris, Lyon, Marseille, St. Barts, Nice
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Papeete
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 7.7 |
|
Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Mannheim
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.7 |
|
Reykjavik
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Dublin
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.7 |
|
St. Julian's
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.3 |
|
Amsterdam, Rotterdam
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.1 |
|
Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.6 |
|
Oslo
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Lisbon, Porto
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
San Juan
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.7 |
|
Stockholm
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 9.2 |
|
Zurich, St. Moritz
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.8 |
|
Montevideo
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 10.0 | 8.1 |
|
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Port Douglas, Daylesford
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.9 | 8.7 |
|
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Whistler, Quebec City, Calgary
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.9 | 9.0 |
|
Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Thessaloniki
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.9 | 8.3 |
|
Cape Town, Johannesburg
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.8 | 8.2 |
|
London, Manchester, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast, Leeds
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.7 | 8.6 |
|
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Recife, Pipa, Porto Seguro
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Broad | 9.6 | 8.2 |
|
Havana
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.5 | 8.1 |
|
Ljubljana
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.5 | 8.2 |
|
New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston, Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New Orleans, St. Louis, Charlotte, Naples/Marco Island, Nashville, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Springs, Provincetown, Key West, Honolulu, San Diego, Maui, Vail, Aspen, Park City, Fire Island, Napa Valley, Sedona, Savannah, Scottsdale, Charleston, Martha's Vineyard, Telluride, Jackson Hole, Kissimmee, Las Vegas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Asheville, West Hollywood, Salt Lake City, Baltimore, Detroit, Milwaukee, Ogunquit, Rehoboth Beach, Guerneville, Saugatuck, New Hope, Santa Fe, Columbus, Long Beach, Laguna Beach, Albuquerque, Oakland, Buffalo, Madison, Burlington, Ann Arbor, Providence, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Anaheim, Louisville, Fairbanks, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Raleigh, Lake Tahoe, Kalamazoo, Catalina Island, Virginia Beach, Grand Rapids, Tucson, Fayetteville, Anchorage, Knoxville
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.4 | 8.3 |
|
Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Cancún, Cabo San Lucas, San Miguel de Allende, Tulum, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Mérida, Oaxaca, Isla Holbox, Mazatlán, Chihuahua
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 9.3 | 8.1 |
|
Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 9.2 | 7.7 |
|
Prague
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Broad | 9.0 | 8.4 |
|
Barcelona, Madrid, Sitges, Seville, Marbella, Ibiza, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Valencia
|
Full Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 8.9 | 8.2 |
|
Quito, Guayaquil
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.8 | 6.9 |
|
Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | — | Limited | 8.8 | 8.6 |
|
Taipei
|
Partial Equality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | 8.5 | 8.4 |
|
Zagreb
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | ✓ | Comprehensive | 7.5 | 7.3 |
|
Tel Aviv
|
Decriminalized | — | — | ✓ | Limited | 6.0 | 8.2 |
|
Milan, Rome, Florence, Venice, Positano, Lake Como, Naples, Bologna
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | — | Limited | 5.6 | 7.5 |
|
Riga
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | — | Limited | 5.5 | 6.8 |
|
Seoul
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.5 | 7.2 |
|
Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Kanazawa, Sapporo, Okinawa, Hiroshima, Gifu, Wakayama, Nara
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.3 | 6.9 |
|
Bermuda
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.6 |
|
Hong Kong
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 7.3 |
|
Budapest
|
Partial Equality | — | ✓ | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.8 |
|
Panama City
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.3 |
|
Lima, Cusco
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.5 |
|
Warsaw
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 6.6 |
|
Singapore
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 5.0 | 7.2 |
|
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 4.7 | 6.5 |
|
New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | None | 4.6 | 6.0 |
|
Oranjestad
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 4.5 | 6.4 |
|
Manila
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 4.5 | 6.3 |
|
Istanbul
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | None | 4.5 | 6.3 |
|
Punta Cana
|
Decriminalized | — | — | — | None | 4.0 | 5.6 |
|
Bali
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 2.0 | 6.3 |
|
Accra
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 1.5 | 3.8 |
|
Nairobi
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | Limited | 1.5 | 4.1 |
|
Nassau
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | None | 1.0 | 4.6 |
|
Marrakech
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | None | 1.0 | 5.1 |
|
Dubai
|
Criminalized | — | — | — | None | 1.0 | 4.7 |