People living in countries in which a third gender is recognized, World

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• LGBT+ rights have become more protected in dozens of countries, but are not recognized across most of the world

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• Age of consent for same-sex and different-sex partnersVelasco
• Age of consent for same-sex and different-sex partnersEqualdex
• Blood donations by men who have sex with men
• Censorship of LGBT issues
• Constitutional protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
• Conversion therapiesEqualdex
• Conversion therapies bannedVelasco
• Countries by legal status of same-sex marriage
• Countries in which gender marker can be legally changed
• Countries in which same-sex sexual acts are legalMignot, long-run data
• Countries in which third gender is recognized
• Countries with joint adoptions by same-sex partners
• Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
• Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identityEqualdex
• Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity prohibitedVelasco
• Gender assignment surgeries on children banned
• Gender marker can be legally changedVelasco
• Gender marker changeEqualdex
• Gender-affirming careEqualdex
• Hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are an aggravating circumstance
• Housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
• Inciting crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal
• Intersex infant surgeryEqualdex
• Joint adoptions by same-sex partnersVelasco
• Joint adoptions by same-sex partnersEqualdex
• LGBT+ legal equality index
• LGBT+ rights index
• Legal status of same-sex sexual actsEqualdex
• Legal status of same-sex sexual actsMignot, long-run data
• Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people allowed to openly serve in the military
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people serve openly in the militaryEqualdex
• Marriage for same-sex partnersVelasco
• Marriage for same-sex partnersEqualdex
• Number of countries protecting core LGBT+ rights
• Number of countries where same-sex marriage is legalPew Research Center
• People living in countries in which gender marker can be legally changed
• People living in countries in which same-sex sexual acts are legalMignot, long-run data
• People living in countries with joint adoptions by same-sex partners
• People living in countries with marriage for same-sex partnersPew Research Center
• Population by legal status of same-sex marriage
• Public morality laws on non-traditional sexual relations
• Same-sex sexual acts legalVelasco
• Same-sex sexual acts punished by deathVelasco
• Share of people saying they do not want homosexual neighbors
• Share of people who think homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples
• Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified
• Third gender legally recognizedEqualdex
• Third gender legally recognizedVelasco
• Transgender people are allowed to openly serve in the militaryVelasco