The Ärtúrs Rejnbög Bund (Arthurian Rainbow Alliance) has one objective: to promote the rights of LGBT+ people in all countries of the world. How is this achieved? The ARB brings transparency to the differing levels of LGBT+ rights, protections and opportunities afforded by countless governments. Governments whose policies discriminate, directly or indirectly, against LGBT+ people are exposed to the international community. Equally, states whose governments attempt to improve the lives of their LGBT+ citizens are brought to the attention of all who will see. The former, we hope, will be condemned and encouraged to afford equality of opportunity to their LGBT+ populations; the latter will be lauded and their example used to help progress the global campaign for LGBT+ rights. In time, the tolerance, openness and compassion engendered by successful LGBT+ rights strategies will extend to all humans who are discriminated against, particularly by their own governments.
One part of this strategy is the LGBT+ Freedom Survey, an ongoing project of the ARB to categorise and rank states based on the rights, protections and opportunities granted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, two-spirited, non-binary people and any others who do not fall into labels defined by society as 'normal'. The Survey fulfils two roles. Firstly, it draws public attention to the differing levels of progress relating to LGBT+ rights, protections and opportunities, as described above. In this way, it brings pressure or praise to bear on deserving countries. Secondly, it provides the raw data required by policy-makers, researchers, academics, governments, NGOs and other interested bodies who wish to develop their own strategies for improving LGBT+ rights, protections and opportunities or simply chart the global development of LGBT+ rights.
The survey analyses the laws of all states which voluntarily submit answers. The ARB relies upon the honesty of replying states in order to give accurate assessments of countries' rankings. The Survey uses the same parameters as Rainbow Europe to rank states on a scale between 0% (gross LGBT+ rights violations and discrimination) and 100% (full equality of rights, protections and opportunities for LGBT+ people). The categories are, in order of weighting, Family; Equality and Non-Discrimination; Hate Crime and Hate Speech; Legal Gender Recognition and Bodily Integrity; Freedom of Assembly, Association and Expression; and Asylum. The methodology and weightings used for each category can also be found on the Rainbow Europe page, which acted as the inspiration and basis for the Ärtúrs Rejnbög Bund's LGBT+ Freedom Survey.
One part of this strategy is the LGBT+ Freedom Survey, an ongoing project of the ARB to categorise and rank states based on the rights, protections and opportunities granted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, two-spirited, non-binary people and any others who do not fall into labels defined by society as 'normal'. The Survey fulfils two roles. Firstly, it draws public attention to the differing levels of progress relating to LGBT+ rights, protections and opportunities, as described above. In this way, it brings pressure or praise to bear on deserving countries. Secondly, it provides the raw data required by policy-makers, researchers, academics, governments, NGOs and other interested bodies who wish to develop their own strategies for improving LGBT+ rights, protections and opportunities or simply chart the global development of LGBT+ rights.
The survey analyses the laws of all states which voluntarily submit answers. The ARB relies upon the honesty of replying states in order to give accurate assessments of countries' rankings. The Survey uses the same parameters as Rainbow Europe to rank states on a scale between 0% (gross LGBT+ rights violations and discrimination) and 100% (full equality of rights, protections and opportunities for LGBT+ people). The categories are, in order of weighting, Family; Equality and Non-Discrimination; Hate Crime and Hate Speech; Legal Gender Recognition and Bodily Integrity; Freedom of Assembly, Association and Expression; and Asylum. The methodology and weightings used for each category can also be found on the Rainbow Europe page, which acted as the inspiration and basis for the Ärtúrs Rejnbög Bund's LGBT+ Freedom Survey.
The form uses a ternary ranking system: answers are either yes, no, or partially. Feel free to give additional detail if you would like; the calculations will be based on these three assessments. Some answers will be graded on a binary system: they will either be considered as a yes or a no answer.
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[size=125][color=#551A8B]Equality and Non-Discrimination[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e][b]Does your country's constitution (or equivalent) include provisions banning discrimination based on sexual orientation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's employment law include express provisions banning discrimination based on sexual orientation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone to purchase goods or services regardless of sexual orientation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone an education regardless of sexual orientation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone access to healthcare regardless of sexual orientation:[/b]
[b]Is your country's human rights institution or equality body mandated to provide rights and protection to all sexual orientations, or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate:[/b]
[b]Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all sexual orientations:[/b]
[b]Does your country's constitution (or equivalent) include provisions banning discrimination based on gender identity:[/b]
[b]Does your country's employment law include express provisions banning discrimination based on gender identity:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone to purchase goods or services regardless of gender identity:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone an education regardless of gender identity:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions allowing anyone access to healthcare regardless of gender identity:[/b]
[b]Is your country's human rights institution or equality body mandated to provide rights and protection to all gender identities, or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate:[/b]
[b]Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all gender identities:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law include express provisions upholding the right to gender expression:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law and government policy include express provisions concerning rights and protections for intersex people:[/b]
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[size=125][color=#23238E]Family[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e][b]Can same-sex couples in your country marry with the same rights as married different-sex couples:[/b]
[b]Can same-sex couples in your country enter into a civil partnership with the same rights as married different-sex couples:[/b]
[b]Can same-sex couples in your country enter into a civil partnership with weaker rights as married different-sex couples:[/b]
[b]Are same-sex couples included in laws and legislation regarding cohabitation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's constitution or law limit marriage to a gender, such as a union between a man and a woman:[/b]
[b]Can same-sex couples legally apply for joint adoption:[/b]
[b]Can same-sex couples legally apply for second-parent adoption:[/b]
[b]Can couples of all sexual orientations and gender identities be legally recognised as the parents of their children from birth or adoption:[/b]
[b]Can couples, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination:[/b]
[b]Can individuals, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination:[/b]
[b]Can transgender people marry based on their gender identity after their legal gender recognition, thus entering a different-sex marriage:[/b]
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[size=125][color=#008B00]Hate Crime and Hate Speech[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e][b]Is sexual orientation expressly defended by hate crime legislation:[/b]
[b]Is sexual orientation expressly defended by hate speech legislation:[/b]
[b]Is sexual orientation expressly included within a government strategy to counter hate crime and hate speech:[/b]
[b]Is gender identity expressly defended by hate crime legislation:[/b]
[b]Is gender identity expressly defended by hate speech legislation:[/b]
[b]Is gender identity expressly included within a government strategy to counter hate crime and hate speech:[/b]
[b]Is intersex status expressly defended by hate law:[/b]
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[size=125][color=#FFFF00]Legal Gender Recognition and Bodily Integrity[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e](Please note: if 'no' is answered for the first question, all further answers will be invalidated. This section refers to a person's ability to alter their gender in line with their gender identity; it does not concern their freedom to alter their biological sex.)
[b]Is there a legal procedure for recognising a person's gender based on their own gender identity:[/b]
[b]Are there administrative procedures to change a person's gender based on their own gender identity, such as on official documents:[/b]
[b]Can a person change their name without any obstacles:[/b]
[b]Is a medically-diagnosed Gender Identity Disorder required before a person can legally change their gender:[/b]
[b]Is non-surgical medical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed:[/b]
[b]Is surgical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed:[/b]
[b]Is sterilisation or proof of infertility required for a person's gender to be legally changed:[/b]
[b]Is divorce or single status required for a person's gender to be legally changed:[/b]
[b]Is there an explicit age restriction before a person's gender can be legally changed:[/b]
[b]Can intersex minors receive non-necessary medical or surgical intervention before they reach the age of informed consent:[/b]
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[size=125][color=#D2691E]Freedom of Assembly, Association and Expression[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e][b]Can LGBT+ people freely assemble, hold public events without obstruction and rely on the protection of public authorities:[/b]
[b]Can LGBT+ organisations or publications operate without legal or administrative restrictions, free from intimidation and criminalisation:[/b]
[b]Does your country's law permit freedom of expression based on sexual orientation or gender identity:[/b]
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[size=125][color=#D41A1F]Asylum[/color][/size]
[color=#5e5e5e][b]Does persecution because of sexual orientation qualify a person for asylum to your country:[/b]
[b]Is sexual orientation expressly included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum:[/b]
[b]Does persecution because of gender identity qualify a person for asylum to your country:[/b]
[b]Is gender identity expressly included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum:[/b]
[b]Does persecution because of intersex status qualify a person for asylum to your country:[/b]
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See Below For The Complete Ranking List And Answers To Frequently Asked Questions.
