discussion LGBT-related laws by country or territory: are you safe in your own country?

[Vixen Eyes]

far too much text (and images as per the X's and check marks) to copy + paste here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_by_country_or_territory#LGBT-related_laws_by_country_or_territory

 

so, is your country Pro-LGBT? are you safe in your country (as far as the law is concerned at least)?

 

 

sorry if this is the wrong section to post this

[Princess Aurora]

I'm from Italy and a bit 

[MattieB]

No, i plan to seek asylum in the states

[Odette Violet]

tolerated but not fully accepted back home 

[flower moon]

like technically (all green ticks) but irl there are a lot of haters

Edited September 14 by flower moon

[superben]

My country is in the middle ground. There's no laws supporting gay rights, but most people normally just takes a passive judgmental stance instead of harming the gays. The young people are mostly gay-friendly, I believe.

[MidnightsAtPeace]

It's a blessing that I'm still alive 

[KillingYourCareer]

1 hour ago, Princess Aurora said:

I'm from Italy and a bit 

Do you feel safe kissing/holding hands in public in Reggio Calabria? Never had any issues in Lombardy/Veneto but I was wondering about there

[Princess Aurora]

1 minute ago, KillingYourCareer said:

Do you feel safe kissing/holding hands in public in Reggio Calabria? Never had any issues in Lombardy/Veneto but I was wondering about there

That's a very good question. To be honest with you, it was okay. I don't really go out much over here. I mostly partied in English-speaking countries tbh but here's local Pride every year and Nobody says anything as far as I know

[A.R.L]

Fortunately, no insecurity problems, we even have an entire neighborhood and a subway station dedicated to LGBT, called Chueca. 

Edited September 14 by A.R.L

[Glorified]

No

[Terrielle]

It's illegal

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@GentleDance our criminal serve 

 

[Suilen]

Let's see: can't marry even a person of the opposite gender (according to the ID), can't adopt, soon won't be able drive (not that I have a car but having this right in theory is still better than nothing), might get imprisoned for "gay propaganda" or beaten to a pulp if someone clocks me in the wrong place, and the police won't do anything about it. It's bad.

[Bloodflowers.]

Everything is Green tick except for marriage according to Wikipedia (yes, we can even adopt and be in registered relationship)

 

 

Edited September 14 by Bloodflowers.

[iamanearthling]

From Nepal and we are kinda open compared to our neighbors. Yay us. 

[Into The Void]

I live in the USA and legally yes it's safe

 

Let's see what happens if Trump wins 

Edited September 14 by Into The Void

[HausOfPunk]

Safe until Justin Trudeau loses the next election

 

[ihavequestions]

North of Italy - I feel safe. Although we're not one of the most open minded countries I've never faced discrimination. 
I still don't feel comfortable displaying affection in public, especially in the city where I'm currently living in (Padua).

Milan or Bologna are a different story, they're much more progressive.

[motherfossora]

all green ticks but we're the country that kills most lgbtq+ people every year so....

[Kalmanta]

27 minutes ago, ihavequestions said:

North of Italy - I feel safe. Although we're not one of the most open minded countries I've never faced discrimination. 
I still don't feel comfortable displaying affection in public, especially in the city where I'm currently living in (Padua).

Milan or Bologna are a different story, they're much more progressive.

Interesting, I visited Padua for a day two summers ago and I never got the feeling that people over there are somewhat close-minded. 

[Arthoe]

The laws mean nothing if they don't get enforced

[GentleDance]

2 hours ago, Terrielle said:

It's illegal

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@GentleDance our criminal serve 

 

We're malikat tho 

[BOOMBAYAH]

I think in the West (especially in America, England, and France), being gay is becoming less and less of an issue for the average person. Even if someone is anti-gay, they probably won't treat you poorly and can tolerate you. I think being trans or non-binary is what remains more legally and socially challenging.

[JoeAg]

I live in denver, co and…

 

yeah it's definitely a relatively good place to live as a queer person. colorado has more green check marks than a lot of other states, and the US has more green check marks than a lot of other countries. our country is f*cked up for sure, but I'm lucky enough to live in a pretty progressive part of it. other than one f*cked up situation that happened almost 2 years ago, I've had a pretty good experience living here overall. I do acknowledge that I have white privilege and—I almost feel disgusting saying this? but—the privilege of being at least somewhat conventionally attractive (ew! I feel weird saying that lol) so I recognize that I've had things handed to

me in my life before and I've been blessed in a lot of ways. nonetheless, I do see sh*t all the f*cking time that could be way better for the queer community in my city 

[Robert]

My home country is all green but still a lot of transphobia. Where I live is mixed but very safe in general and I feel fine holding hands with a guy in public.