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This article is about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Greece.

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LGBT culture in Eugene, Oregon

This article concerns LGBT history in Florida.

This article is about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history in Italy.

LGBT culture in New York

LGBT life on the island of Ireland is made up of persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise.

The Colonial British government criminalized Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activities in India under section 377 of the Indian Penal code of 1860Pakistan gained independence in 1947 and adapted the same laws regarding LGBT under the Pakistan Penal Code.

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Homosexuality in Brunei was criminalised in 1906.

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LGBT history in the Maldives

LGBT history in PanamaHomosexuality in Panama was decriminalised in 2008.

Homosexuality is criminalized in India for up to ten years, but there is a vibrant gay nightlife in metro cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. It is these metropolitan cities that have become the hub of the new Indian gay culture with its urban outlook and acceptance towards homosexuality. Although there are not many exclusive gay clubs and bars yet, a few upscale straight bars and clubs in these cities have regular designated nights of the week tailored for gay clientele. The reports of harassment of homosexual individuals and gatherings by the police have seen a gradual decline since 2004. Additionally, many social and human rights activists have been working to promote an increased acceptance of homosexuality. Time Out (Delhi) has a dedicated column covering gay events in Delhi every week. Now with the emergence of several LGBT support groups across the nation, the much hidden queer community has increased access to health services and social events

Homosexuality in Tajikistan was decriminalised in 1998.

This article is about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history in France.

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Homosexuality in Argentina was decriminalised in 1887.

"People write to us about a criminal vice, which has started spreading, in particular since the time of German occupation. There is a category of depraved men, who sell themselves just like prostitutes. Especially in summer evenings, when twilight is barely covering boulevards, one can observe them at the beginning of Kaļķu iela between cafe "Reiners" and restaurant "Vecrīga". There young men are "parading" holding their left thumb in their coat collar buttonhole, in that way showing passing "aunties” that they are available. But the main place, where the devotees of the obscene assemble was and still is a kiosk in a corner of the boulevard."

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"“Hindu society had a clear cut idea of all these people in the past. Now that we have put them under one label ‘LGBT’, there is lot more confusion and other identities have got hidden."

LGBT activity in Singapore has frequently been a focus of social conflict. A transgender identity was recognised among the indigenous Malays. Male homosexuality was outlawed under British rule (1819-1942), despite being acknowledged among immigrant Chinese. Following Japanese occupation during World War II and the later gaining of independence, homosexuality and transvestism were visible as a street scene, and from the 1970s were catered for in some nightclubs.

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An LGBT community centre (American spelling: LGBT community center), or pride center, is a building which hosts services for non-heterosexual youth, seniors, adult men and women, and trans individuals, as well as an organization which owns and maintains such a building on a non-profit, non-political basis.

LGBT history in Lesotho

Homosexuality in Tonga was criminalised in the 1880s.

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LGBT history in Namibia

Tokyo has an LGBT community.Most LGBT institutions in Tokyo are in Shinjuku Ni-chōme. As of 2010 there are about 300 gay bars in this community.

Homosexuality in Liechtenstein was decriminalised in 1989.

LGBT history in Thailand

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Homosexuality in Hungary was decriminalised in 1962.

Homosexuality in the Bahamas was decriminalised in 1991.
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Homosexuality in Portugal was made a criminal act in 1886, but was decriminalised in 1982.1999 - Gays and bisexuals can serve the Army.2001 - De facto union is recognised.2004 - Sexual orientaion is no longer seen as a discriminative factor.2007 - Homophobic acts are criminalized.2010 - Same-sex marriage is legalized, Portugal being the 8th country to legalize same-sex marriage.2015 - Same-sex adoption is legalized. To the date, only co-adoption was legal. Same-sex marriage in Portugal was legalized in 2010.

Homosexuality in Bosnia and Herzegovina was decriminalised in 2001.

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LGBT history in Panama

Homosexuality in Jamaica was criminalised in 1864.

Homosexuality in the Republic of Macedonia was decriminalised in 1996.

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The history of LGBT residents in South Dakota spans back to precolonial Native American times, but has become much more visible in the 21st century.

LGBT history in San Marino

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Homosexuality in Albania was decriminalised in 1995.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Fiji in 2010. It had been criminalised in 1874.

With a population that is quickly becoming more diverse and liberal, Austin, Texas has one of the most prominent and active LGBT populations in the United States. Austin was acclaimed by The Advocate in 2012 as part of its Gayest Cities in America, and was recognized by Travel and Leisure as one of America's Best Cities for Gay Travel. Much of Austin's gay nightlife scene is clustered around 4th Street. LGBT activism groups Atticus Circle and Equality Texas are headquartered in Austin.

LGBT history in Sri Lanka

Homosexuality in Ukraine was decriminalised in 1991.

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Uganda has a long and, until relatively recently, quite permissive LGBT history. During precolonial times, the “mudoko dako,” or effeminate males among the Langi of northern Uganda were treated as women and could marry men. Religious roles for cross-dressing men (homosexual priests) were historically found among the Bunyoro people. The Teso people also acknowledged a category of men who dressed as women.In Buganda, one of the largest traditional kingdoms in Uganda, certain forms of same-sex relations were institutionalised. Young men served in the royal courts and provided sexual services for visitors and elites. It was an open secret that Kabaka Mwanga II, who ruled in the latter half of the 19th century, was gay. Homosexuality in Uganda was criminalized in 1902.In February 2014, president Yoweri Museveni signed a new law, the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, which provided for tougher penalties for gay people including criminalizing people who did not report them. The new law also covered lesbians for the first time. However, on 1 August 2014, the Constitutional Court of Uganda ruled the new law invalid.

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Homosexuality in Georgia was decriminalised in 2000.

The LGBT community in Metro Detroit is centered in Ferndale, Michigan, as of 2007. As of 1997, many LGBT people live in Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak. Model D stated in 2007 that there are populations of gays and lesbians in some Detroit neighborhoods such as East English Village, Indian Village, Lafayette Park, and Woodbridge and that the concentration of gay bars in Detroit is "decentralized".

Homosexuality in Austria was decriminalised in 1971. Disappearance of Aeryn Gillern in October 29, 2007

The LGBT community of Brighton and Hove is one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Brighton, a seaside resort on the south coast of England is generally agreed to be the unofficial "gay capital" of the UK, and records LGBT history in the city since the 19th century.Many LGBT pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, cafés and shops are located around Brighton and in particular around St James's Street in Kemptown. Several LGBT charities, publishers, social and support groups are also based in the city.

LGBT culture in Chicago

Religion of LGBT people in Chile

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Homosexuality in Ecuador was decriminalised in 1997.

LGBT history in Sierra Leone

Homosexuality in Malta was decriminalised in 1973.

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LGBT history in Swaziland

Homosexuality in Cyprus was decriminalised in 1998.

Homosexuality in Nepal was decriminalised in 2008.

This article concerns LGBT history in the United States.

Homosexuality in Kazakhstan was decriminalised in 1998.

LGBT history in Serbia

LGBT history in Niger

Homosexuality in Sri Lanka was criminalised in 1860.

Homosexuality in Jordan was decriminalised in 1951.

Homosexuality in Denmark was decriminalised in 1933.

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The city of Shanghai, China, has an LGBT community.Hongwei Bao, author of "Queering/Querying Cosmopolitanism: Queer Spaces in Shanghai," stated that the LGBT community in Shanghai has a more cautious attitude compared to LGBT communities in other Chinese cities.

LGBT history in Singapore by year (2000s)

LGBT families

Homosexuality in Suriname was decriminalised in 1869.

The modern South Korean LGBT rights movement arose in the 1990s, with several small organizations seeking to combat sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

Homosexuality in Belgium was decriminalised in 1795.

LGBT history in Florida

LGBT culture in France is centred on Paris, the capital city, where there is an active LGBT community.In the 1990s, 46% of France's gay men lived in Paris. As of 2004, Paris had 140 LGBT bars, clubs, hotels, restaurants, shops, and other commercial businesses. Florence Tamagne, author of "Paris: 'Resting on its Laurels'?", wrote that there is a "Gaité parisienne"; she added that Paris "competes with Berlin for the title of LGBT capital of Europe, and ranks only second behind New York for the title of LGBT capital of the world." It has France's only gayborhoods that are officially organized.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Vanuatu in 2007.It had been criminalised in 1906.

LGBT life in Liverpool, England is made up of persons who are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender/transsexual. Research commissioned by the North West Regional Development Agency approximated that there were around 94,000 LGBT persons living in the city's metropolitan area by mid-2009 "Link" (PDF). - equivalent to the GLB population of San Francisco "Link" (PDF).

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LGBT cruises are a rising phenomenon in LGBT culture and a growing trend in the LGBT tourism industry.

LGBT history in Ukraine

LGBT history in the Gambia

Homosexuality in Bangladesh was criminalised in 1860.

The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland.

LGBT history in the Czech Republic

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Homosexuality in Latvia was decriminalised in 1992.

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Homosexuality in Montenegro was decriminalised in 1977.

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The study of homosexuality in Mexico can be divided into three separate periods, coinciding with the three main periods of Mexican history: pre-Columbian, colonial, and post-independence, in spite of the fact that the rejection of homosexuality forms a connecting thread that crosses the three periods.The data on the pre-Columbian people and those of the period of colonization is scarce and obscure. Historians often described the indigenous customs that surprised them or that they disapproved of, but tended to take a position of accusation or apology, which makes it impossible to distinguish between reality and propaganda. In general, it seems that the Mexica were as homophobic as the Spanish, and that other indigenous peoples tended to be much more tolerant, to the point of honoring Two-Spirit people as shamans.The history of homosexuality in the colonial period and after independence is still in great part yet to be studied. Above all, the 1658 executions of sodomites and the 1901 Dance of the Forty-One, two great scandals in Mexican public life, dominate the scene.The situation is changing in the 21st century, in part thanks to the discovery of the LGBT community as potential consumers, the so-called pink peso, and tourists. Laws have been created to combat discrimination (2003), and two federal entities, the Federal District and Coahuila, have legalized civil unions for same-sex couples (2007). On December 21, 2009, despite opposition from the Church, the Government of Mexico City approved same-sex marriage, with 39 votes in favor, 20 against and 5 abstaining. It was the first city in Latin America to do so. However, in 2007 Mexico was still one of the countries in which the most crimes are committed against the LGBT community, with a person being murdered in a homophobic crime every two days.

LGBT history in Russia

Homosexuality in Tuvalu was criminalised in the 1880s.

LGBT in Mexico

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Nauru on 27 May 2016.Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, when the island was a German protectorate. The current sodomy laws were introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland.

Homosexuality in Luxembourg was decriminalised in 1795.

Homosexual acts in Romania were decriminalised in 1996.

The development of LGBT culture in Philadelphia can be traced back to the early 20th century. It exists in current times as a dynamic and diverse culture with establishments and events held to promote LGBT culture and rights.

LGBT history in New York (state)

LGBT history in Azerbaijan

The state of Georgia mostly improved in its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents in the years after 1970, when LGBT residents began to openly establish events, organizations and outlets for fellow LGBT residents and increase in political empowerment.

LGBT history in Kiribati

LGBT history in Burundi

Homosexuality in Sudan was criminalised in 1899.

Homosexuality in San Marino was decriminalised in 1864.Homosexual activity causing a public scandal saw it re-criminalised in 1975, however this was later repealed in 2004.

Homosexuality in Slovenia was decriminalised in 1977.

Homosexuality in Estonia was decriminalised in 1992.

Homosexuality in Azerbaijan was decriminalised in 2000.

LGBT culture in Seattle is part of overall Pacific Northwest culture. People in the city are considered non-hostile toward the sizeable gay minority, and the city of Seattle is has protected gay and lesbian workers since the passage of the Fair Employment Practice Ordinance in 1973. Seattle's LGBT culture has been celebrated at Gay Pride Week which began in 1977. Gay cabaret traveled in a circuit including Seattle and San Francisco since the 1930s.

Homosexuality in Colombia was decriminalised in 1981.

LGBT history in Seychelles

In Hawaii, the LGBT laws have been evolving for the past hundred years. In the pre-19th century, the influence of Polynesian culture led to a more open-minded state. After the first Christian missionaries began arriving in Hawaii, strict sodomy laws were enacted. Territory v. Bell (1958) was the last sodomy case argued in Hawaii. After the turn of the 20th century, LGBT issues began being taken to and decided by the Supreme Court.

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Homosexuality in Kyrgyzstan was decriminalised in 1998.

LGBT history in Iraq

LGBT culture in France is centred on Paris, the capital city, where there is an active LGBT community.In the 1990s, 46% of France's gay men lived in Paris. As of 2004, Paris had 140 LGBT bars, clubs, hotels, restaurants, shops, and other commercial businesses.

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«Homosexuals satisfy their sexual desires in unnatural way. No woman has any effect in satisfying the sexual desires of homosexuals. Medicine distinguishes homotexualists: 1) those who practice pederasty and 2) those who are satisfied with masturbation [...]. The lowest category of homosexualists are pederasts who are dangerous to society because by buying and using other people they corrupt them. Pederasts cannot get rid of their vices. Regarding the satisfying of their sexual desires they are equal to drug addicts.»

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Homosexuality in Serbia was decriminalised in 1994. In Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina homosexuality was decriminalised in 1977.

LGBT life in Liverpool, England is made up of persons who are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender/transsexual. Research commissioned by the North West Regional Development Agency approximated that there were around 94,000 LGBT persons living in the city's metropolitan area by mid-2009 "Link" (PDF). - equivalent to the GLB population of San Francisco "Link" (PDF). , making it the single largest minority group on Merseyside.As the location of Britain's first and only official gay quarter, the only LGBT combined arts organisation in the North of England, the UK's most gay friendly university and one of Europe's largest free Gay Pride festivals, life in modern Liverpool allows many more liberties for gays and lesbians than it ever did. However, up until quite recently the city was often thought of as a 'lesser gay-friendly' destination and compared negatively in comparison to other metropolitan areas of similar size and stature. Liverpool's idiosyncratic culture, economy, and deep relationship with Roman Catholicism have long been discussed in the context of homosexuality and often cited as possible explanations for perceived lack of progress, nevertheless, the recent resurgence since its time as European Capital of Culture has inspired a national and international debate and has led to a major new perspective of local gay and lesbian life.

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Although often characterized as apolitical, “Los Angeles has provided the setting for many important chapters in the struggle for gay and lesbian community, visibility, and civil rights." Moreover, Los Angeles' LGBT community has historically played a significant role in the development of the entertainment industry.

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LGBT history in Nicaragua

Homosexuality in Andorra was decriminalised in 1990.

LGBT history in the Dominican Republic

LGBT history in Michigan

Homosexuality in Burma was criminalised in 1860.

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Homosexuality was decriminalised in Nauru on 27 May 2016.Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, when the island was a German protectorate. The current sodomy laws were introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland. Those laws were retained following Nauruan independence in 1968.In January 2011, Mathew Batsiua, Minister for Health, Justice and Sports, stated that the decriminalisation of "homosexual activity between consenting adults" was "under active consideration". In October 2011, the government pledged to decriminalize same-sex sexual acts; however, no relevant legislation was enacted by the end of 2014.On 27 May 2016, Nauru decriminalised homosexuality.

Homosexuality in New Zealand was decriminalised in 1986.

LGBT history in Belarus

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Homosexuality in Uruguay was decriminalised in 1934. Same-sex marriage became legal in Uruguay on 5 August 2013.

LGBT history in Malta

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in San Francisco is one of the largest and most prominent LGBT communities in the world, and is one of the most important in the history of LGBT rights and activism. The city itself has, among its many nicknames, the nickname "gay capital of the world", and has been described as "the original 'gay-friendly city'".

LGBT history in Singapore

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Homosexuality in Mongolia was decriminalised in 1961.

The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, the cradle of the modern LGBT rights movement.

LGBT culture in San Francisco

Homosexuality in the Maldives was criminalised in the 1880s.

LGBT history in Croatia

Homosexuality in East Timor was decriminalised in 1975.

LGBT history in Costa Rica

LGBT history in Bahrain

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LGBT history in Nauru

In Hawaii, the LGBT laws have been evolving for the past hundred years. In the pre-19th century, the influence of Polynesian culture led to a more open-minded state. After the first Christian missionaries began arriving in Hawaii, strict sodomy laws were enacted. Territory v. Bell (1958) was the last sodomy case argued in Hawaii. After the turn of the 20th century, LGBT issues began being taken to and decided by the Supreme Court. In 2013, Hawaii voted in favor of gay marriage, and marriage licenses began to be issued to LGBT couples.

The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Netherlands has reflected the shades of tolerance or rigidity which were utilized by the rulers of the country at various periods in its history. Since World War II, the movement for LGBT rights has been galvanized by both events abroad and increasing liberalization domestically.

The study of homosexuality in Mexico can be divided into three separate periods, coinciding with the three main periods of Mexican history: pre-Columbian, colonial, and post-independence, in spite of the fact that the rejection of homosexuality forms a connecting thread that crosses the three periods.The data on the pre-Columbian people and those of the period of colonization is scarce and obscure.

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LGBT history in Georgia (country)

LGBT culture in Austin, Texas

The regulation of LGBT employment discrimination in the United States varies by jurisdiction. Many, but far from all, states and localities prohibit bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation, as well as harassment on the basis of one's sexual orientation. Fewer extend those protections to cover sexual identity. Some cover government employees but do not extend their protections to the private sector. Protections at the national level are limited. There is no federal statute explicitly addressing employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission interprets Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to cover discrimination against LGBT employees, as "allegations of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily state a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex". This interpretation in essence bars employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2012 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not allow gender identity-based employment discrimination because it is a form of sex discrimination. Then in 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concluded that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not allow sexual orientation discrimination in employment because it is a form of sex discrimination. However, these rulings, while persuasive, may not be binding on courts.On April 9, 2015, the gender identity ruling went into effect when Judge Mary S. Scriven of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved a consent decree entered into between the EEOC and Lakeland Eye Clinic, P.A. and ordered the Florida-based eye clinic to pay $150,000.00 in damages for firing a transgender employee because of their gender identity. The EEOC ruling on sexual orientation also went into effect in June 2016, when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached an agreement in a case against Pallet Companies, doing business as IFCO Systems, which agreed to pay $202,200 and provide significant equitable relief as a result of a lesbian employee alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation.

LGBT in India has been documented for different times, in recent times due to the unbanning of homosexuality and promotion of LGBT rights has made caused large amount of researches and opinions regarding the LGBT in India.No individual has been executed for homosexuality in Indian history. While people have been arrested under anti-homosexuality laws, no individual is known to have been convicted of homosexuality in India post-independence.

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LGBT history in Nepal

Homosexuality in Iceland was decriminalised in 1940.

LGBT history in the People's Republic of China

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Homosexuality in Moldova was decriminalised in 1995.

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Homosexuality in Sweden was decriminalised in 1944.6 years later, the Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights (RFSL) was founded.

LGBT history in Louisiana

Homosexuality in Peru was decriminalised in 1837.

LGBT community of New York City

LGBT culture or LGBTQIA culture is a culture shared by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, asexual, and intersex people. It is sometimes referred to as queer culture (indicating people who are queer), while the term gay culture may be used to mean "LGBTQI culture," or to refer specifically to homosexual male culture.LGBT culture varies widely by geography and the identity of the participants. Elements common to cultures of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people include:Works by famous gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people, including:Contemporary LGBT artists and political figuresHistorical figures identified as LGBT, although identifying historical figures with modern terms for sexual identity is controversial (see History of sexuality). However, many LGBT people feel a kinship with these people and their work (particularly that addressing same-sex attraction or gender identity); an example is VictoryFund.org, dedicated to supporting homosexual politicians.An understanding of LGBT social movementsAn ironic appreciation of things stereotypically linked to LGBT peopleFigures and identities present in the LGBT community; in European and American LGBT culture, this might include the gay village, drag kings and queens, Pride parades and the rainbow flag.Not all LGBT people identify with LGBT culture; this may be due to geographic distance, unawareness of the subculture's existence, fear of social stigma or a preference for remaining unidentified with sexuality- or gender-based subcultures or communities. The Queercore and Gay Shame movements critique what they see as the commercialization and self-imposed "ghettoization" of LGBTQI culture.In some cities (especially in North America), some LGBTQI people live in gay villages: neighborhoods with a high proportion of gay residents. LGBT communities organize events celebrating their culture, such as Pride parades, Gay Games and Southern Decadence.

LGBT history in Botswana

Homosexuality in Kiribati was criminalised in the 1880s.

LGBT history in East Timor

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in San Francisco is one of the largest and most prominent LGBT communities in the world, and is one of the most important in the history of LGBT rights and activism. The city itself has, among its many nicknames, the nickname "gay capital of the world", and has been described as "the original 'gay-friendly city'". LGBT culture is also active within companies that are based in Silicon Valley, which is located within the San Francisco Bay Area.

The state of North Dakota has improved in its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents in the late 1990s and into the 21st Century, when LGBT residents began to openly establish events, organizations and outlets for fellow LGBT residents and allies, and increase in political and community awareness.
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LGBT history in Andorra

Events in LGBT history in Norway include:The penal code's paragraph 213 was the order for the punishment (straffebud) of homosexual men. In June 1968 then minister of justice said that "it is not stated, if the paragraph should be lifted [or removed]". A different government came to power in 1969.In 1970, a question was registered for interpellation in Parliament, by representative Arne Kielland.

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The initialism LGBT is used to refer collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and members of the specific group and to the community (subculture) that surrounds them. This can include rights advocates, artists, authors, etc.In spite of considerable de jure legal protection for the LGBT community in Colombia (see LGBT rights in Colombia), LGBT individuals are often subject to controversy regarding acceptance (transgender individuals, in particular).

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This is a list of notable events in the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights that took place in Spain.

Homosexuality in Bulgaria was decriminalised in 1968.

LBGT is legal within Niger on a technicality; it is not mentioned within the country's criminal statutes because most authorities do not believe the concept exists. The country does not have any anti-discrimiantion laws and there is no clear "queer community". These citizens experience legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT people, for instance their relationships are not legally acknowledged and they can't adopt.

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Bangalore is a multicultural city and has experienced a dramatic social and cultural change with the advent of the liberalization and expansion of the information technology and business process outsourcing industries in India. With much expatriate population in the city, the openness towards LGBT has seen a new light. The city provides a lot of opportunity to the people of the LGBT community to talk and share about their preferences and choices.

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LGBT history in South Korea

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Homosexuality in Czechoslovakia was decriminalised in 1962.

LGBT history in Cape Verde

Homosexuality in Croatia was decriminalised in 1977.

Homosexuality in Monaco was decriminalised in 1793.

LGBT history in Texas

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Following British occupation of Iraq, very strict sodomy laws were put in place. These laws allowed discrimination, harassment, and murders of members within the Iraqi LGBT community. Once Iraqi independence was achieved, these laws still remained. In recent years, leaders within Iraq have spoken out about reducing sodomy laws within the country. Regardless of the reduced laws, discrimination, harassment, and murders of LBGT community members still persist.

LGBT history in Papua New Guinea

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Events in LGBT history in Norway include:The penal code's paragraph 213 was the order for the punishment (straffebud) of homosexual men. In June 1968 then minister of justice said that "it is not stated, if the paragraph should be lifted [or removed]". A different government came to power in 1969.In 1970, a question was registered for interpellation in Parliament, by representative Arne Kielland. The Borten Government had no intent to answer the interpellation, but forwarded a law proposal about, age of sexual consent for gay males—18 years; the age limit for all other—16 years. (A different government came to power in March 1971.Homosexuality in Norway was decriminalised in 1972.In 1979 Wenche Lowzow, MP came out of the closet.

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LGBT history of the United Kingdom

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Homosexuality in Costa Rica was decriminalised in 1971.

Homosexuality in Paraguay was decriminalised in 1880.

LGBT history in Malawi

LGBT issues and Buddhism

Chicago has long had a gay neighborhood. Beginning in the 1920s there was active homosexual nightlife in Towertown, adjacent to the Water Tower. As rents climbed, it forced gay-friendly establishments steadily northwards, moving through Old Town and Lincoln Park along Clark Street and on to Boys Town. Boys Town presently serves as the best-known Chicago gayborhood, and the center of its LGBT culture. Gentrification is pushing many gay and lesbian people to reside ever further north into Uptown and Edgewater.

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The following is a list of LGBT historic places in the United States. It includes sites that are recognized at the federal, state, county, or municipal level as important to the history of the LGBT civil rights movement. They represent the achievements and struggles of the community and provide context to understand these events and people. The National Park Service is amid an effort to chronicle LGBT sites across the nation, and have identified almost 400 of interest.

In Mexican culture, it is now relatively common to include gay characters on Mexican sitcoms and soap operas (telenovelas) and to discuss homosexuality in talk shows. But representations of male homosexuals vary widely. They often include stereotypical versions of male effeminacy meant to provide comic relief as well as representations meant to increase social awareness and to generate greater acceptance of homosexuality. However, efforts to represent lesbians remain almost non-existent, which might be related to the more general invisibility of lesbian subcultures in Mexico.Until the prominence of such openly gay luminaries as singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, artist Juan Soriano, and essayist Carlos Monsiváis, gay life was safely closeted and officially unmentionable in the mass media. A Lesbian-Gay Cultural Week has been held annually since 1982 in Mexico City with the support of a cultural museum belonging to the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) since 1987.

LGBT history in Bosnia and Herzegovina

"With regards to what the heads of regions say, I normally try not to comment. I don't think it is my business. My relation to gay parades and sexual minorities in general is simple – it is connected with my official duties and the fact that one of the country's main problems is demographic. But I respect and will continue to respect personal freedom in all its forms, in all its manifestations."

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Homosexuality in Bahrain was decriminalised in 1976.

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The Colonial British government criminalized Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activities in India under section 377 of the Indian Penal code of 1860Pakistan gained independence in 1947 and adapted the same laws regarding LGBT under the Pakistan Penal Code. The Pakistan Penal Code states, "Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years nor more than ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.In 1980s, the rules against LGBT community stiffened even more under the sixth president of Pakistan, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. The punishment for homosexual activities increased to life imprisonment or even death by stoning as a result of the Sharia Law added to Pakistan Penal Code.Over the years, gay and transgender communities have been able to get in homosexual relationships, but with huge difficulties. The opposition from the law makes it extremely hard for the LGBT community to have strong and secure relationships. The religious leaders of Pakistan have consistently forbidden LGBT activities. They consider these activities to be immoral under the constitution of IslamSeveral homosexual individuals also insist that Pakistan can be a great place to be for gay people in certain ways. The city of Karachi in Pakistan has a large gay community network based in the city. LGBT parties and sex is available for homosexuals in cities like Karachi and Peshawar through secret underground links. The same-sex activity is thriving in the country despite being strictly opposed by the law. Homosexuals also interact with each other through online social media sites and smart phone apps. Social parties, meet ups, and other social gatherings are developed secretly for the LGBT community to attend. Gay individuals do not expose their sexual orientation in public and live a double life.Muhammad Ejaz,a paramedic in Pakistan, entered the homes of three men in Lahore he met on the gay social networking site, Manjam, and killed them. Two of the men were in their 20’s and one was middle-aged retired army major. It is not sure if the victims were openly gay. Eijaz stated, "I tried to convince them to stop their dirty acts, but they would not, so I decided to kill them" The social networking site, Manjam, has since then not allowed any Pakistani individuals to sign up for the site for security reasons. Eijaz was taken into custody by the Pakistani Police which insisted that he had sex with the victims before killing them.

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Homosexuality in Nicaragua was criminalised in 1992 and then decriminalised in 2008.

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Homosexuality in Honduras was decriminalised in 1899.

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Homosexuality is criminalized in India for up to ten years, but there is a vibrant gay nightlife in metro cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. It is these metropolitan cities that have become the hub of the new Indian gay culture with its urban outlook and acceptance towards homosexuality.

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The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Russia and its historical antecedents (i.e., the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire) has largely been influenced by the political leanings and levels of liberalism or tolerance of the rulers. It has also been influenced by the historically prohibitive nature of Russian Orthodox religiosity regarding sexuality.Homosexuality has been documented in Russia for centuries. The earliest documented bans on homosexuality date to the early-mid 17th century. Gregory Karpovich Kotoshikhin recorded during the reign of Czar Alexis Mikhailovich that male homosexuals were put to death, and also states that female homosexuals are also put to death by burning. Government attempts at preventing homosexual practices began in the 18th century, with Tsar Peter the Great banning homosexual relations in the armed forces in 1716, as a part of his attempt to modernise the country. In 1832 further laws were enacted criminalising certain sexual acts between two males; however, an LGBT subculture developed in Russia during that century, with many significant Russians being openly homosexual or bisexual.In 1917, the Russian Revolution saw the overthrow of the Tsarist government, and the subsequent foundation of the Russian SFSR, the world's first socialist state, followed by the founding of the Soviet Union after the end of the civil war in 1922. The new Communist Party government eradicated the old laws regarding sexual relations, effectively legalising homosexual activity within Russia, although it remained illegal in other former territories of the Russian Empire. Under Lenin's leadership, openly gay people were allowed to serve in government. In 1933, the Soviet government, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, recriminalised homosexual activity with punishments of up to five years' hard labor. Following Stalin's death, there was a liberalisation of attitudes toward sexual issues in the Soviet Union, but homosexual acts remained illegal. Nonetheless, homosexual culture became increasingly visible, particularly following the glasnost policy of Mikhail Gorbachev's government in the late 1980s.Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the foundation of the Russian Federation in 1991, the Council of Europe pressured the new administration to legalize homosexuality, leading President Boris Yeltsin to do so in 1993. However, there are several restrictions on activities related to homosexuality.

New Zealand society is generally fairly relaxed in acceptance of gays and lesbians. The gay-friendly environment is epitomised by the fact that there are several Members of Parliament who belong to the LGBT community, gay rights are protected by the New Zealand Human Rights Act, and same-sex couples are able to marry as of 2013. Sex between men was decriminalised in 1986.Statistics New Zealand currently does not readily record the sexual orientation of people in New Zealand, meaning there are very limited statistics on New Zealand's LGBT population. However, at the 2013 Census, there were a recorded 16,660 people living in a same-sex couple in New Zealand - 7,340 male and 9,310 female.Academic research by Lara Greaves as part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study found that 94.2 per cent of New Zealanders identified as straight or heterosexual, 2.6 per cent as gay or lesbian, 1.8 per cent bisexual, 0.6 per cent bicurious, 0.5 per cent pansexual and 0.3 per cent asexual.

Chicago has long had a gay neighborhood. Beginning in the 1920s there was active homosexual nightlife in Towertown, adjacent to the Water Tower. As rents climbed, it forced gay-friendly establishments steadily northwards, moving through Old Town and Lincoln Park along Clark Street and on to Boys Town. Boys Town presently serves as the best-known Chicago gayborhood, and the center of its LGBT culture.

Uganda has a long and, until relatively recently, quite permissive LGBT history. During precolonial times, the “mudoko dako,” or effeminate males among the Langi of northern Uganda were treated as women and could marry men. Religious roles for cross-dressing men (homosexual priests) were historically found among the Bunyoro people.

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Homosexuality in Portugal was made a criminal act in 1886, but was decriminalised in 1982.1999 - Gays and bisexuals can serve the Army.2001 - De facto union is recognised.2004 - Sexual orientaion is no longer seen as a discriminative factor.2007 - Homophobic acts are criminalized.2010 - Same-sex marriage is legalized, Portugal being the 8th country to legalize same-sex marriage.2015 - Same-sex adoption is legalized. To the date, only co-adoption was legal.

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The United States is currently in a transition period regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights. The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City are often cited as the beginning of the modern gay civil right era although the following decades saw relatively modest improvements in legal rights.

Homosexuality in Belarus was decriminalised in 1994.

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In Mexican culture, it is now relatively common to include gay characters on Mexican sitcoms and soap operas (telenovelas) and to discuss homosexuality in talk shows. But representations of male homosexuals vary widely. They often include stereotypical versions of male effeminacy meant to provide comic relief as well as representations meant to increase social awareness and to generate greater acceptance of homosexuality.

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LGBT activity in Singapore has frequently been a focus of social conflict. A transgender identity was recognised among the indigenous Malays. Male homosexuality was outlawed under British rule (1819-1942), despite being acknowledged among immigrant Chinese. Following Japanese occupation during World War II and the later gaining of independence, homosexuality and transvestism were visible as a street scene, and from the 1970s were catered for in some nightclubs. In that decade also, Singapore became a centre of gender-reassignment surgery. Concern over HIV arose after cases were reported in the 1980s. During the 1990s police clamped down on manifestations of homosexuality, leading to the growth of a gay movement. A statement from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 2003 seemed to open the way for greater tolerance, starting a controversy that involved anti-homosexual expressions by some Churches and others.

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The regulation of LGBT employment discrimination in the United States varies by jurisdiction. Many, but far from all, states and localities prohibit bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation, as well as harassment on the basis of one's sexual orientation. Fewer extend those protections to cover sexual identity. Some cover government employees but do not extend their protections to the private sector. Protections at the national level are limited.

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LGBT culture in Seattle is part of overall Pacific Northwest culture. People in the city are considered non-hostile toward the sizeable gay minority, and the city of Seattle is has protected gay and lesbian workers since the passage of the Fair Employment Practice Ordinance in 1973. Seattle's LGBT culture has been celebrated at Gay Pride Week which began in 1977. Gay cabaret traveled in a circuit including Seattle and San Francisco since the 1930s. Seattle had gay-friendly clubs and bars since the 1930s including The Casino in Underground Seattle at Pioneer Square which allowed same-sex dancing since 1930, and upstairs from it, The Double Header, in continuous operation since 1933 or 1934, thought to be the oldest gay bar in the United States.Seattle's gay shopping and recreation area is centered on Capitol Hill with bars, bookstores and other venues.In 2013, Seattle overtook San Francisco as the United States city with the most households composed of gay or lesbian couples (2.6%), and was the only U.S. city with more than 1% of the households being lesbian couples.

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Homosexuality in Armenia was decriminalised in 2003.

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Bangalore is a multicultural city and has experienced a dramatic social and cultural change with the advent of the liberalization and expansion of the information technology and business process outsourcing industries in India. With much expatriate population in the city, the openness towards LGBT has seen a new light. The city provides a lot of opportunity to the people of the LGBT community to talk and share about their preferences and choices. Bangalore serves as a safe heaven to people from neighbouring states because of its openness.Multinational corporations including Google, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland, Cisco, Dell, Micro Focus International, General Electric and Microsoft strive to create LGBT-friendly workplaces. Companies come together to share best practices for fostering a culture of LGBT inclusion in their organisations. The informal collaboration like this in Bangalore marks a first-of-its-kind endeavour in India’s corporate sector.

The city of Shanghai, China, has an LGBT community.Hongwei Bao, author of "Queering/Querying Cosmopolitanism: Queer Spaces in Shanghai," stated that the LGBT community in Shanghai has a more cautious attitude compared to LGBT communities in other Chinese cities. Bao wrote that there is a sense that Shanghai has a culture superior to that of other areas in China and that "Shanghai’s gay identity bears the imprint of this self-identified cultural superiority brought about by their experience with colonialism and capitalism in the twentieth century."
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Switzerland, a country which has long held a stance of neutrality in its relations with other nations, has not been immune to the movement of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens. Prior to the 20th century, sodomy and other types of sexual intercourse between people of the same sex was held in various levels of legal contempt. Today, the modern LGBT rights movement in Switzerland is related to the larger international movement which developed largely after 1969.

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LGBT culture in Eugene, Oregon predates the Stonewall riots in New York in 1969, but that event coincided with organized efforts in Lane County, Oregon, to support and celebrate LGBT people. Even though Eugene has been rated on lists of cities friendly to LGBT populations, there are very few venues specifically for the LGBT community in the Eugene/Springfield metropolitan area.

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Homosexuality in Hong Kong was criminalised in 1841 and decriminalised in 1991. The age of consent between two males is 16, according to a Hong Kong court of appeals decision in 2006. There is currently no law regarding relations between two females. Same sex marriages are not recognised, and there are no anti-discrimination legislation concerning sexuality.Hong Kong people are generally respectful regarding freedom of sexuality.

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The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Russia and its historical antecedents (i.e., the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire) has largely been influenced by the political leanings and levels of liberalism or tolerance of the rulers. It has also been influenced by the historically prohibitive nature of Russian Orthodox religiosity regarding sexuality.Homosexuality has been documented in Russia for centuries.

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Homosexuality in Hong Kong was criminalised in 1841 and decriminalised in 1991. The age of consent between two males is 16, according to a Hong Kong court of appeals decision in 2006. There is currently no law regarding relations between two females. Same sex marriages are not recognised, and there are no anti-discrimination legislation concerning sexuality.Hong Kong people are generally respectful regarding freedom of sexuality. Prominent Hong Kong film star Leslie Cheung, admitted that he was bisexual, and received the same respect he had beforehand. Following his 2012 election Raymond Chan came out as gay, becoming the first openly-gay legislator in the Chinese-speaking world. He was reelected in 2016 with even more votes than in 2012.

LBGT is legal within Niger on a technicality; it is not mentioned within the country's criminal statutes because most authorities do not believe the concept exists. The country does not have any anti-discrimiantion laws and there is no clear "queer community". These citizens experience legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT people, for instance their relationships are not legally acknowledged and they can't adopt. While queer people experience discrimination, according to the U.S. Department of State’s 2010 Human Rights Report there were no known cases of violence against queer people based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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LGBT culture or LGBTQIA culture is a culture shared by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, asexual, and intersex people. It is sometimes referred to as queer culture (indicating people who are queer), while the term gay culture may be used to mean "LGBTQI culture," or to refer specifically to homosexual male culture.LGBT culture varies widely by geography and the identity of the participants.

Kalnbērzs: "In the first meeting, minister Kaņeps even noted that if the committee wants to promptly meet the party leadership of the Republic, that he can organise a meeting at a bit of a lower level, because the secretaries were busy. However, the meeting with the Secretary of the Central Committee could happen in several days, when the Committee would have already been introduced to all of the materials. The Committee was received by academic Drīzulis, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party."

Minister: "And did academic Drīzulis support your actions?"

Kalnbērzs: "Academic Drīzulis is not a medic, but he did not have any negative view about the opinions of the Committee and specialists."

"You were the only one who understood, that my wish for change was not because, as many thought, to spend my nights with someone, not meant for me from birth, but to get rid of the internal duality. I was also given such possibility — well, let us change your clothing and the documents and live with whomever you want to. But I wanted to live, not play a role in different clothing; I wanted harmony of internal and external worlds. In the past, the internal fight between two "me's" closed me off from the whole world and prevented me from enjoying the joys of the world. I am happy, because I have acquired inner peace. I am loved. Maybe it will seem strange to someone, because fully normal people not always can say these words about themselves from birth."

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The United States is currently in a transition period regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights. The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City are often cited as the beginning of the modern gay civil right era although the following decades saw relatively modest improvements in legal rights. Social acceptance progressed faster, especially in the fields of arts and entertainment.In recent years, the LGBT political debate has tended to center on the issue of same-sex marriage and in the 2000s, the social conservative movement was successful in outlawing same-sex marriage under the rationale of protecting traditional marriage. In recent years, the gay rights movement has had several major successes overturning these laws in the courts. In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the remaining bans on same-sex marriage. Other recent victories include the end of military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and the Obama administration's decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

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New Zealand society is generally fairly relaxed in acceptance of gays and lesbians. The gay-friendly environment is epitomised by the fact that there are several Members of Parliament who belong to the LGBT community, gay rights are protected by the New Zealand Human Rights Act, and same-sex couples are able to marry as of 2013.

The LGBT community of Brighton and Hove is one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Brighton, a seaside resort on the south coast of England is generally agreed to be the unofficial "gay capital" of the UK, and records LGBT history in the city since the 19th century.Many LGBT pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, cafés and shops are located around Brighton and in particular around St James's Street in Kemptown. Several LGBT charities, publishers, social and support groups are also based in the city. Brighton Pride is the largest Pride event in the UK, celebrated at the start of August and attracting around 160,000 people every year.In a 2014 estimate, 11–15% of the city's population aged 16 or over is thought to be lesbian, gay or bisexual. The city also had the highest percentage of same-sex households in the UK in 2004 and the largest number of civil partnership registrations outside London in 2013.

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