Name of person/organisation taking questionnaire: Arkiasis Census Bureau
Name of nation: Arkiasis
Form of government: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
Population: 96,500,000
Tech level of nation: MT
How prevalent is tourism in your nation? Very prevelant.
Anti-discrimination legislation
1a) Are there any anti-discrimination laws that apply for all minorities? Yes
b) Are there any anti-discrimination laws applying specifically for LGBT minorities? Yes
c) How extensive do such anti-discrimination laws go? All discrimination and hate speech is illegal.
d) Do such laws apply to tourists? Yes
Marriage/Partnership
1. Status of civil unions in your country: Legal (marriage)
2. Status of gay marriage in your country: Legal since 2005
Adoption Status
1a) Are homosexual couples able to adopt children? Yes, since 2005
b) Are there any conditions for homosexual couples to adopt? Same conditions as heterosexual couples
c) Do such laws apply to tourists? Yes
LGBT-Marketing
Does your country's travel companies market towards LGBT tourirsts? Some do, not all though.
Equal Age of Consent
1. Age of consent for sex for heterosexual couples: 16
2. Age of consent for sex for homosexual couples: 16
3. Is the age of consent different for tourists? No
Religious influence
1a) Is there a state religion in your country? No
(ii) If so, does a majority of the population follow this religion?
2. If so, does the state religion influence the government's decision on legislation regarding LGBT minorities?
HIV-travel restrictions
1. Are citizens infected with HIV/AIDS allowed to travel beyond the country's borders? Yes
2. Are foreigners infected with HIV/AIDS allowed to travel into the country's borders? No, though they can request an exemption.
3. Are offenders who travel in or out of the country punishiable by anything more than deportation under the law? If they knowingly engaged in sexual contact, yes. If not, no.
Anti-gay laws
1a) Are there laws that discriminate against minorities as a whole? No
b) Are there laws that discriminate LGBT minorities specifically? No
d) Do such laws apply to tourists?
Homosexuality illegal
1a) Is committing sexual activities with a person of the same sex criminalised under the law? No
c) Do such laws apply to tourists?
Pride banned
1a) Are LGBT pride parades illegal in your country? No
b) If not, are such pride parades common in your country? Yes, pretty much all cities have a yearly pride parade. Even small towns.
Locals hostile
1. What is the percentage of the population that believes homosexuality should not be accepted by society? Less than 10%.
2. Are LGBT related activities welcomed or shunned by society in general? Not given a thought.
Persecution
1a) Have there been reported acts of persecution committed against LGBT minorities by the locals? No
b) Are such acts glorified by the local media? No, they're heavily condemned.
Murders
1a) Have there been reported murders of those who are part of LGBT minorities committed by the locals? No
b) Are such acts glorified by the local media? No, theyre heavily condemned.
Death sentences
1a) Have there been reported executions targeted specifically at a person for committing activities related to the LGBT community/homosexual acts? No
b) Are such executions glorified by the local media? No, theyre heavily condemned,
Miscellaneous*
Country's Estimated Number of Gay Gathering Places per 100,000 homosexual tourists: No such statistics exist. But all cities have gay clubs and bars and otger safe gathering areas. So probably around 20k or so.
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*Optional, it doesn't matter in this index.