New Research: Legal protections for LGBTI people have increased around the world

Legal protections for LGBTI people have increased around the world

Our new study finds that legal protections for LGBTI people have increased around the world. While there isn’t a single pathway to full protections, the legal inclusion of sexual orientation generally begins with the decriminalization of homosexuality, followed by employment protections or broader nondiscrimination protections.Full protections based on gender identity, expression, and sex characteristics most commonly begin by allowing gender marker changes and establishing a formal legal gender recognition process or implementing health care protections.

Pathways toward legal inclusion of sexual orientation protections worldwide

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Source: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-acceptance-legal-inclusion/