Legal Marriage

Adoption

The first state and/or country to legalize gay adoption is New Jersey in 1997. Same sex adoption is now legal in 27 countries.

Same Sex Marriage

The first country to legalize same sex marriage was the Netherlands in 2000. Now, over 30 countries have legalized same sex marriage.

Transgender Surgery

Over 15 countries have legalized gender reassignment surgery.

Sexual Orientation Laws

These represent how many countries allow what and how much protection and crime there are against and for people apart of the LGBT community.