International LGBT+ Rights Index

[Dumbest socialist nation]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Bojaynaland
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 69.420 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes.
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? yes
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? yes
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? yes
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? yes
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? yes
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? no, every flops have the right to join activities.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. yes
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? yes
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? yes
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? no
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? yes
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? yes
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? no
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? yes
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? yes
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? yes
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? no.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 100%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 100%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 100%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? no
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? no
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? no
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? yes
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? yes
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? 100%
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? They always learn you how to be inclusive, and prevent discrimination, as well as preventing the Homophobic Da Boyzians from entering.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? yes
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? no
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? yes
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? not at all
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? yes, they wnated rights at all cost.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? no.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? yes.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? yes.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? yes.

(OPTIONAL) - More information
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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 69.41% CupcakKinas and 30.69% Jiafinas
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Flopsy, English, Chinese
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left-wing, and Anti-Da Boyzians
What type of Government does your country have? Presidential Democracy.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 40%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Norway, and the US

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Are you satisfied with this index? yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve?.

[Melondonia]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Melondonia
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 62.3 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes, no difference from straight-couple marriage.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, no different from straight couples.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No. Religious beliefs are not a legal excuse for refusing service to LGBT+ citizens in Melondonia.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes. The amount of paperwork and the waiting period this process requires depends on the presence the individual has in the public sector. Highly-ranked government officials must undergo a longer waiting period for their legal name to be considered change, so this process can not be abused to confuse the voting populace. For ordinary citizens, the legal name-change process takes three months.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Not tracked by the Melondonian government. Non-governmental groups are only ever examined in any detail if under criminal investigation.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Excluding hate speech, yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes. Sexual education courses also cover the topics of gender transition and non-heterosexual relationships. It is encouraged, though not required, for literature and language teachers to include LGBT+ books in their curriculums.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes. However, the priority for refugee acceptance on the basis of sexual and gender identity is lower than that of war or natural disasters.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Gender is not recorded on official documentation.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No, and the years in which such a defense was allowed are considered a stain on the history of Melondonia's courts.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Kinda? There are few clinics specifically dedicated to the health issues of LGBT+ citizens, but every major hospital is required to have a few specialists in such matters, including at least one specializing in the matters of gender transitioning.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Hormone Therapy, Speech Therapy, Surgery.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Until 2020, all minors who wished to transition were required to have 6 months of RLE. This is no longer the case as only approval/recommendation letters from a licensed therapist are now required, although some politicians have called for its return.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Not criminalized, but not approved or recommended either. No charges have ever been brought against an individual for importing their own HRT meds.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 16. This is the age of medical consent for all procedures.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? 16. See above.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? More so physical than mental. Physical therapy is sometimes included in the gender transition process, but (cognitive) therapy is wholly optional.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 86.0% answered "strong support", with an additional 6.1% of survey respondents at least supporting civil unions or other legal non-marriage partnerships. 2.3% are unsure, and the remainder do not support same-sex marriage.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? Estimated 95-99%, but not surveyed. Marriage has never been a requirement for adoption in Melondonian society, so it is assumed that some people would be willing to support same-sex adoption even if they do not accept same-sex marriage.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 56% support the right of individuals of all ages to transition, 79.3% support the right of individuals above 18 to transition.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Definitely online, though this is partially due to the global nature of the internet. In person, children suffering from dysphoria are sometimes thought to be "going through a phase" and thus are not taken seriously.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? The few marches that have been held for this cause have all been deemed hate speech, resulting in legal action. In theory, however, counter-marches are not banned.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Largely accepting for adults and moderately accepting for minors, though among minors gender dysphoria is sometimes thought to be a phase.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Sometimes. This is not always the case for those following the Abrahamic religions.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Part of building code for all public places. Their prevalence in the private sector is rare, but slowly increasing.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Extremely supportive, even more so than the general population.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, many celebrities and politicians are openly gay or transgender. No Melondonian has not heard of these figures.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Some of the leaders of the more conservative political parties, as well as televangelists. They are moderately popular among seniors.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes, in books, movies, stage shows, video games, television shows, etc.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Sometimes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? There is some variance is acceptance, but laws on hate speech, medical support for LGBT+ individuals, etc. are all decided at a federal level rather than by each individual province.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? All of the nation's current largest ruling and opposition parties are pro-LGBT+ or at least neutral (as in they do not comment on LGBT+ issues one way or another).
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Not currently. Parties which spout hate speech rarely exist for very long or garner much attention.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? The education Minister, environmental Minister and Minister of Tourism
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? The current President is bisexual, but has no current partner.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

(OPTIONAL) - More information
We would appreciate filling in as much of this information as possible. However, this is not required to receive a complete score, and filling this information out will not change your score in any way. This information may be used by us for research and other survey-wide analysis purposes.
What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) Not recorded, but Melondonia is known to - and advertises itself as - a land made up of foreigners
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 1 - English.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Moderate left
What type of Government does your country have? Democracy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? The collection of such data by the government is barred. Academic research would put the numbers at somewhere between 10 and 35% - it's quite a range, but you did ask for "an estimate".
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Sweden, maybe Canada or northeastern America.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes!

[Merulla]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle)
Merulla
Your nation's current year
Events occur in real time.
In other words, we are in November 2023.
Your nation's IC population
217,713,175
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored?
Yes, please!
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans.
Of course. lol
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex?
Yes.
Not only that, it also allows, performs and recognizes polygamous marriages, with no limits on the number of partners or when a new partner join the relationship.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children?
Yes.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation?
Yes, there are laws that prevent discrimination against every citizen, including the LGBT+ community.
However, these laws address violations of citizens' rights; for example, no one can refuse to hire an employee for any reason unrelated to their qualifications. Thus, discriminating against a member of the LGBT+ community by denying them employment based on their gender identity or sexual orientation is strictly prohibited and criminal. On the other hand, the laws do not function as a gag to prevent others' free expression. Therefore, the LGBT+ community is not protected from being insulted or offended by others, as long as it does not escalate into inflammatory speech and pose an imminent threat or risk of violence to the individual.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people?
Yes and No.
Essentially, in Merulla, citizens have an unrestricted right to refuse to work or provide personal services to anyone without the need to justify themselves.
However, on the other hand, no one is authorized to refuse to sell goods, that are available for sale, to another. Nothing would justify it, much less based on gender or sexual orientation of the buyer.
Summing it up with a single example; a baker can indeed refuse to make a personalized wedding cake for an LGBT+ couple, but he could not, in any way, refuse to sell a cake that is already available for purchase in his bakery.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process?
Yes.
It's not at all difficult, actually. Just like any other Merullean citizen above 20 years of age, a transgender person has every right to change their name as often and whenever they wish. They simply need to go to the registry office and request the change. The only requirements, in addition to age, are purely bureaucratic. The person (cisgender or transgender) must sign a document authorizing that their new identity be associated with the old one in a government database. This database serves only to prevent people from evading justice or attempting any kind of fraud.
That database is confidential, and only government agents have access to it for specific purposes.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation?
Yes.
Lots of them, actually. From general groups aimed at bringing together all of the LGBT+ community, to others that are more specific, such as groups of LGBT+ community members who support a particular sports team or groups focused solely on the lesbian or bisexual community.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest?
Yes.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online?
Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services?
Yes.
As previously explained, the whole LGBT+ community is protected from discrimination based on anything imaginable, just like any other Merullean citizen. Everyone is safeguarded from inflammatory speech, threats, and/or immediate risks to their personal safety, as well as discrimination that may hinder them in their personal, academic, and/or professional lives.
But, just like any other citizen, they are not above the peaceful freedom of expression, even if it involves insults and offenses.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity?
Yes.
Trans citizens can compete in specific categories for transgender people (which exist in Merulla), in mixed gender sports categories, or even in the categories of the biological sex assigned to them at birth. However, they cannot compete in the category of their preferred gender under the justification of biological differences that end up being determinative in sports.


Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details.
Yes.
When children have classes about sexual education, they are informed and taught about the nuances that involve all sexual orientations and genders.
However, it is worth mentioning that the education is more basic, focused on teaching about the existence of each and what it means in practice, without involving any political activism or ideological agenda on the subject.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system?
Yes.
Just like any other voices are heard in the democratic process. Every citizen has the right to petition the Government and/or reach out to elected officials to request that their opinions be taken into account. Groups of people can also make these petitions and/or contact politicians in office.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity?
Yes.
However, just like any other refugees, their backgrounds are double checked in the name of National Security.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry?
Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity?
Yes.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation?
It varies on state level. Some States do and others don't.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid?
No.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies?
Yes.
As long as it is below the national flag. It can be at the same height as state, municipal, association, and/or corporate flags, but never at the same height as the Merullean national flag.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature?
Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations?
Yes.


Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services?
Yes.
But it is worth noting that Merulla does not have a public health service, and in this case, like any other citizens, members of the LGBT+ community must rely on the government health insurance or pay for services out of their own pockets.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system?
Not applicable.
Not even the government health insurance covers gender transition.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)?
Yes.
But again, only through the private system. Paying out of their own pockets.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment?
This depends on the hospital.
Since Merulla does not have public health services, and the government health insurance does not cover these services, the Merullean Government refrains from intervening in this situation, allowing each private hospital to have its own internal policy regarding the use of these experiences or not.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
Yes.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS?
At 20 years old.
This is the same age as the civil and criminal majority in Merulla.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available?
No.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens?
Yes.
But it is worth noting that Merulla does not have a public health service, and in this case, like any other citizens, members of the LGBT+ community must rely on the government health insurance or pay for these services out of their own pockets. And since Merulla does not have public health services, the Merullean Government refrains from intervening in this situation in terms of requiring it through law. Allowing each private hospital to have its own internal policy regarding the need for this follow-up.
However, it is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health strongly advises that the parties involved opt for psychological follow-up.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources?
Yes.
But it is worth noting that Merulla does not have a public health service, and in this case, like any other citizens, members of the LGBT+ community must rely on paying for these services out of their own pockets.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority?
No.
In fact, under federal law, healthcare and education professionals are strictly prohibited from disclosing the sexual orientation or gender of any person (minor or adult) without their explicit and informed consent.


Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage?
88%.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption?
73%.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition?
67%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation?
No.
In fact, it is a widely discussed topic in Merulla, and those in favor speak openly, just as those who are against.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person?
No.
Not commonly. Of course it exists, but is relatively rare. Usually, no one wants to risk crossing the bounds of freedom of speech and end up arrested for inflammatory speech and/or discrimination.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance?
It can happen.
But it's worth remembering that this is simply the exercise of freedom of expression. Just as left-wing demonstrations can intersect with right-wing demonstrations, the same can happen with the LGBT+ community. The police are instructed to try to separate the demonstrators and prevent cases of violence, but they should never take sides or favor any of the parties in any way.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition?
It depends.
Typically, a significant portion of the people tends to accept and respect the change of pronouns (even individuals who may not agree with gender transition often respect this change of pronouns).
However, this usually extends mainly to transgender individuals. The population, for the most part, does not commonly accept gender-neutral pronouns, and interestingly, there is often resistance to this topic even within the Merullean LGBT+ community.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles?
Yes.
Due to the historical connection that Merulleans have with the consequences of religious inflexibility, even the most religious individuals in Merulla tend to be tolerant of the LGBT+ community, which helps explain the high levels of acceptance. Additionally, the Merullean LGBT+ community is also known for avoiding disrespectful acts towards others' faith, which further contributes to maintaining mutual respect between parties.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation?
Fully.
There are federal laws that dictate and regulate these issues regarding public restrooms. Essentially, every establishment must have either three separate restrooms (male, female, and gender-neutral) or only entirely gender-neutral restrooms that cater to all three genders. Establishments cannot have only two restrooms, one designated as male and the other as female.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia?
Opinions on LGBT+ issues within Merullean academia can vary widely, reflecting the diversity of perspectives within this academic community.
It's important to note that academia is not a monolithic entity, and individual scholars, researchers, and institutions may hold diverse views on LGBT+ issues. It's important to engage with specific academic disciplines, departments, and scholars to gain a nuanced understanding of their perspectives on LGBT+ issues, but academic environments generally strive to be spaces for critical thinking, respectful dialogue, and the pursuit of knowledge.


Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they?
Yes, very popular.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they?
Yes, not so popular.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media?
A few, but yes.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction?
A few times, but yes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly?
Yes and no.
Each state tends to have its own culture, and levels of tolerance and acceptance may vary among them. However, it's worth noting that, in general, the majority of the national population accepts them.
Laws, in general, do not vary much because anti-discrimination laws are usually federal.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have?
It depends on what you are referring to.
If you are referring to political parties specifically dedicated to the LGBT+ community, no.
Now, if you are referring to political parties whose ideologies advocate tolerance and acceptance of the LGBT+ community, yes.
In the vast majority, most of the Merullean political parties are more socially liberal and advocate for the rights of the LGBT+ community. Including the big two.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have?
It also depends on what you are referring to.
If you are referring to political parties specifically dedicated to the LGBT+ community, no.
Now, if you are referring to political parties whose ideologies are opposed to tolerance and acceptance of the LGBT+ community, yes.
But there are only two of these more radical parties, and they do not have much support from the general population.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+?
Yes, there are many of them.
In fact, the High Representative (title of the president of the Royal Assembly, the lower house of the Merullean Royal Congress), Joaquim Duarte, is openly homosexual and is happily married to another man.
It's worth mentioning that, unlike the Lord Senator (president of the Royal Senate, the upper house of the Merullean Royal Congress), who is elected by their peers, the High Representative is determined through direct voting. It's chosen from the Representative who received the highest individual votes for the position during the national election.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party?
Yes.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation?
Yes and yes.
Although the second case has never happened, there is no legal impediment to it.
Actually, many see the current High Representative as a favorite to be the first LGBT+ Prime Minister, though, in a still distant future (mostly because he is still very young).



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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages)
68% White - 12% Black - 10% Other/Multiracial - 7% Asian - 3% Native Merullean
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these?
At national level, only English is recognized as an official language.
However, some States recognize, in addition to English, Portuguese as an official language and two other States also recognize Hebrew (State of Ben Salem) and Greek (State of Atlas Island).
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government?
Merulla has great political plurality in all political spheres and levels.
The Merullean Advancement Party, the party of the current Prime Minister (and of the current Lord Senator), is a right-wing party whose political-ideological banners are Libertarianism, Laissez-faire capitalism, Fiscal conservatism, Minarchism and non-interventionism policies.
The Deputy Prime Minister, on the other hand, is from the Merulla United Christians Party. This center-right party is more focused on banners such as social conservatism, Christian democracy, Municipalism and Merullean nationalism.
The High Representative's party is the Merullean Social Democratic Party, which is a center-left party that preaches the ideologies of social democracy, progressivism, laborism, left-wing populism and anti-Stalinism.
But it is also worth mentioning that at state and municipal levels, there are politicians, from other parties in power, who have other political flags and ideologies.
What type of Government does your country have?
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+?
6,8% (14,805,488)
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to?
The United States of America



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I think there was a lack of including some questions about the views and relationships between heterosexual individuals and couples (who are supportive of the LGBT+ community) towards individuals and couples within the LGBT+ community. I also missed a section regarding polygamous or polyamorous relationships since they can also be part of the LGBT+ community.

[Iaepatius]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Iaepatius
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 455 million
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Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes.
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Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, but couple must demonstrate ability through application.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, but this is a difficult and lengthy process.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? No
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? N/A
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? In most cases, yes

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, but only in small amounts in sexual health education in middle and high school. Not covered in elementary school.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, but only relative to their population size.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Not frequently.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Legally yes, but it is frowned upon in general.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Depends on the charity.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? None
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes, but it is not covered by any national healthcare service.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Yes
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 21
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? No.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes, but not covered by government funds.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes, but not covered by national funds.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Yes

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 84%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 28%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 65%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes, but it is lessening.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Yes, but this is decreasing.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? It depends on how large and attention-grabbing the parade is.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? No
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? No, but they are warming up to it.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Small but growing in number.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? From academia, opinions are usually pro-LGBT+.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, moderate support
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, moderate support
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, moderate support
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, little support
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? No
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 2 official languages, Iaepatusian and English
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Social democratic
What type of Government does your country have? De facto one-party liberal social democracy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 4%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Germany or Japan, with the cultural style of North Korea

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[The United Colonies of Earth]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle)
United Colonies of Earth
Your nation's current year
2560
Your nation's IC population
54,662,415,085,375
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Yes!
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans.
82.93% of the population is homo sapiens.
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex?
The 2165 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "no two consenting adult human beings shall be impeded in marrying each other" on the grounds of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, among other factors. Similarly, the 2105 Seattle Declaration of Gender and Sexual Minority Rights states that marital rights shall be extended to all pairings of adult humans regardless of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. While polygamous marriages do not receive explicit protections such as these- the Seattle Declaration and UDHR are both incorporated into the Colonial Constitution as its Bill of Rights- subdivisions which do not perform them must nonetheless recognize them when they are conducted by other subdivisions.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children?
Yes. Attempts to impede their access to reproductive and adoption services are punished with fines, imprisonment and disqualification from holding public office. People in same-sex relationships may be eligible for government funding in the use of reproductive technologies or adoption services.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation?
The Seattle Declaration forbids "the propagation of generic hostility against any specific sexual or gender minority, singly or in accompaniment with others, that will contrive to restrict the free expression of such". The UCE Congress, and most subdivisions, have passed at least one of the Model Antihuman Speech Laws which forbid, within the areas where they have immediate jurisdiction, the use of "insults or other words intended to provoke shame or dysphoria in an individual on the basis of their gender or sexual identity, or gender or sexual expression".
The UDHR and Seattle Declaration's provisions against wider discrimination aimed at gender and sexual minorities are also enforced throughout most of the Union.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people?
Under the universal obligations clause of the UDHR, and the business access clause of the Seattle Declaration, the constitutional law of the UCE does not permit someone to be barred from receiving a good or service based on their gender or sexual identity, and laws have been passed to penalize those who would attempt to forbid or deter their acquisition of goods and services at an establishment.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process?
Individuals reevaluating their gender identity, or for any other reason not associated with evading criminal prosecution, have the right to alter their name in all documentation and databases pertaining to them. For governmental entities, any update to the Citizen Identification and Vaccination Card (CIVC) must be made in person at a Membership Command facility, but once the alteration is done, all government facilities will complete their update of documentation within as little as one week. For private entities, it may take up to a month.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation?
There are several such groups. The largest is the Pancolonial Queer Federation, a confederation of sectoral-level gender and sexual minority groups (each of which is a federation of planetary queer groups).
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest?
They have the right to free expression- including assembly and protest- as do all other groups in the UCE not seeking the undermining or overthrow of the Constitution.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online?
LGBTQ+ Colonists have the right to self-expression in the UDHR and the gender and sexual minority-specific rights associated with it in the Seattle Declaration.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services?
Discrimination on the basis of gender and sexual minority status is deemed to be a violation of the Seattle Declaration and of the UDHR, regardless of the venue or the individuals involved. Those who engage in it may be removed from their positions, or even imprisoned.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity?
It is a violation of a transgender person's Constitutional rights, punishable by a fine or jail (and disqualification from holding any decision-making position in public service or sporting activities), to force them out of participating in sporting activities because of their gender identity.
Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details.
The Pancolonial Educational Guidelines form the basis of primary, secondary and tertiary education in the United Colonies of Earth, at least as envisioned by the organs of the Union. They are primarily enforced by the member states, including planetary member states, of the UCE; the Constitution gives member states the responsibility to develop education towards values beneficial for all of humanity. Included among them is the requirement that students are introduced to the gender and sexual minorities of the Union through educational instruction in every year of school between the ages of 5 and 22, for at least 150 minutes. This requirement escalates to 1,440 minutes in adolescence, from 9 years of age to 18 years. While most colonies follow this requirement, many of them go beyond it, especially for adolescent students. A very small minority- 4,000 out of 5 million- consistently underperform the Guidelines for children and adolescents, and 300 of these 4,000 colonies additionally underperform the Guidelines for young adults.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system?
The Colonial legal system is a mixture of Pancolonial common law, customary law, civil law and (to a minor extent) religious law. In the federal government, legislation concerning gender and sexual minorities is largely assessed in collaboration with the affected groups and amended to meet at least some of their concerns, if they might veer too close to violating the Constitution's protections for them. However, a genetically modified sexual minority, the F-carriers, has been subject to systematic discrimination in the consideration of federal legislation regarding public service employees and military personnel for nearly 290 years, which has only recently come to an end.
Among the subdivisions, gender and sexual minority voices are always considered when legislation is developed- or at least, when they threaten to sue the subdivisions in question for violating the Constitution. Discrimination against F-carriers has also occurred in some subdivisions, mainly at the planetary level- where a minority of colonies have pursued policies hostile to all gender and sexual minorities as a whole, and run into serious opposition from the federal government and intervening subdivisional governments.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity?
The United Colonies of Earth does not take in refugees on the basis of gender or sexual identity persecution from beyond its borders generally, but if human beings are being discriminated against in other polities for their gender or sexual identity, it will stop at nothing to ensure their safety. The subdivisions are obligated to accept fleeing citizens of the UCE from other subdivisions, and that includes subdivisions where an intervention to protect gender and sexual minorities is about to be declared.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry?
The Union Military- composed of the Subdivisional Defense and Security Forces, the UCE Defense Force, and the Auxiliaries Oversight Command- does not discriminate as a general rule against gender and sexual minority recruits. However, F-carrier recruits to the UCEDF have been subject to hormonal injections which frequently cause infertility as a side effect, due to anti-F-carrier stereotypes. This requirement has been dropped as of 2560. Additionally, a few colonies have in the past been forced to cease and desist in their discrimination against LGBTQ+ recruits on pain of proconsular rule (a form of the state of emergency, where a subdivision violating the Constitution has its self-governance suspended and is instead under control of a federally-appointed proconsul until sufficient reforms have been made).
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity?
Throughout the vast majority of the Union Military, recruits have had nothing to fear when it came to being a gender or sexual minority. Excepting F-carriers, whose sexual minority status is built into their genes and discoverable in their medical files. As a result, they did not heavily enlist in the UCEDF out of fear of being forced to take the infertility-causing injections.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation?
Non-binary and alternative gender identities are selectable options for governmental identification documentation throughout the Colonies.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid?
Excepting 107 or so jurisdictions, judicial procedures declaring what they have called "variants of the queer panic defense" invalid have been universally followed at all levels of courts- subnational, component/member state, planetary, system, subsectoral, sectoral and federal- for the past 390 years.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies?
On Pancolonial LGBTQI+ Pride Day (June 28), pride flags are flown with greater precedence than the flags of the UCE and the subdivisions. On all other days, it is hoisted with equal precedence to the flag of the entity with jurisdiction over the land on which the flagpole stands. Individuals or organizations requesting that the organs of the UCE, or its subdivisions, hoist pride flags will receive assenting responses. Generally, all non-military installations have at least one.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature?
Discussion of matters of concern to gender and sexual minorities is permitted in Congress, the House of Delegates, the Citizens' Oversight Councils of the Mandated Divisions, and in all the subdivisional legislatures.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations?
Without exception, charities appealing to the LGBT+ community are regarded as valid targets of donations. However, not all subdivisions have allowed charitable donations to be exempt from taxation. The federal government, which taxes all monetary exchanges involving services and goods in the Union, does not tax them.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services?
The Pancolonial Medical Guidelines, the federal government's main source of advice to the subdivisions and specifically to the planetary administrations on healthcare policy, state that they must provide an adequate number of well-trained healthcare providers to handle sexual health among gender and sexual minorities. Only a few colonies have in the past deliberately tried to evade this, but as it carries into force a provision of the Seattle Declaration, violating it outright tends to result in interventions.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system?
The Union does not have a unified healthcare system, in the sense of a single institution overseeing and implementing all healthcare services. However, the Pancolonial Medical Guidelines require that "basic gender affirmation procedures" at a minimum be provided without charge to the end-user, and that a wider range of services be made available over time. These are specified as including, but not limited to, hormone therapy, vocal therapy, psychological therapy and surgery. However, access to these therapies may not be provided very well, as the colonies of the Union range from aid-dependent tiny mining outposts with fewer than a hundred thousand people up to prosperous megacity-swaddled worlds with tens of billions of inhabitants.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)?
Both gender affirmation surgery and hormone replacement therapy are available. The latter may be used in combination with gonadal replacement surgery, a procedure which takes stem cells from a transgender individual and modifies them with the addition or synthesis of an appropriate sex chromosome so that they grow into gonads appropriate to the transgender person's desired gender features. These are grown in meshes in a medical facility and, when they are at the appropriate size, implanted into the transgender person in question. However, surgical procedures may require extensive travel, and shipments of hormones can be expensive, especially given that the UCE Medical Command requires that all such shipments come in quantities sufficient to last the recipient through a year and shipping costs are not always covered.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment?
The "real life experience" has been outlawed in most of the Colonies, and is strongly discouraged by the Pancolonial Medical Guidelines, although they do not call for punishing its use explicitly- merely that "appropriate sanctions" should be taken against medical practitioners who gatekeep medical treatment behind it. It also says that if the term is brought up, any transgender patients of the practitioner using it have the ability to switch to another practitioner immediately.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
Since 2545, and from 2412 to 2504, imports of hormones have been permitted. The Human Defense League, arguing that transgender people on marginal colonies might accidentally import enemy bioweapons (citing an incident whereby an online pharmacy officially listed as being in the Gliusor Empire turned out to be registered to devices in the hostile cyborg-led Accelerandium), removed all human hormones and bioidentical substances, or their precursors or carriers, from the list of permitted trade items at Export-Import Stations by act of Congress. Another act of Congress, supported by the United Colonies Movement, restored them to the list of permitted items in 2545.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS?
The Pancolonial Medical Guidelines recommend that the age when Colonists first become eligible to vote- sixteen- is the correct age to make decisions on HRT and SRS. Some colonies set the age at eighteen. Others set it lower, to as low as ten.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available?
Citizens may, from the age of five, receive puberty blockers if they have expressed that they have gender dysphoria. While they are free for most Colonists, the shipping costs are typically not covered by the most basic of transgender healthcare policies and can be significant for more distant or impoverished colonies. For instance, it may cost up to UC$5,000 for the Colonial Bus, the government-sponsored interstellar transport service, to transport a shipment of puberty blockers, depending on the trade volume of the colony in question. The lower the trade volume, the higher the cost of shipping parcels there. One way to counter this is the use of the UCE Development Bank's Human Capital Grant Program, which specifies that it can be used to help transgender individuals with their healthcare needs.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens?
The Pancolonial Medical Guidelines recommend physical and mental healthcare services continue smoothly without interruption for transgender Colonists, a recommendation largely met in practice where it is not impeded by events such as natural disasters, the vast distances of space, or local poverty.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources?
Access to fertility, mental health, voice care, and hair removal services is available at discounted or no cost to transgender end-users in the majority of the Colonies. However, it may require long and expensive (3-6 month round) trips. These trips may have their costs covered in their own right, but for those who are most severely impacted by them the only recourse they have is the UCE's free, government-sponsored interstellar transit service, the Colonial Bus, which makes stops everywhere but is relatively slow. Mental health and voice care services can be partially provided online at least.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority?
Medical and educational personnel working with children are required to respect their privacy. If the child indicates their parents do not know of their gender or sexual minority status and/or would be hostile to the knowledge, the professional must remain silent, or lose their job and their right to work in medicine or education, along with a sizable amount of money and possibly time in jail.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage?
90.43%, including nonhumans. Among humans, it is 98.7%.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption?
90.28%, including nonhumans. Among humans, it is 98.7%.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition?
93.45%, including nonhumans. Among humans, it is 98.6%.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation?
Across the overwhelming majority of colonies, there is no stigma. However, a few colonies show that stigma persists. They are often isolated due to past anti-LGBT+ behavior, which has sadly let those attitudes fester as the colony wallows in sanctions.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person?
In-person discrimination is uncommon outside of seven or so colonies, and is often met by immediate pushback from attentive witnesses and other supportive individuals.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance?
On the seven colonies where in-person discrimination occurs, pride parades often see small counter-marches in the form of anti-Pride placard or picket holding which are usually easily dispersed by the numerical superiority of the pro-Pride demonstration. Generally, on these colonies, the activity is very limited out of fear that more open hostility would lead to an immediate intervention. In any case, proconsular interventions have been recently approved for all of them.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition?
In languages of the Union with pronominal or grammatical gender, deliberate resistance to someone changing pronouns while transitioning their gender expression is rare.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles?
Harmonism and Buddhism, the two largest religions in the Union, are open to gender and sexual minority individuals. The former religion's scriptures explicitly denounce hostility to LGBTQ+ people as a common ploy by those who are without harmony in themselves to spread discord in the world around them. The Abrahamic religions have minority groups that cling to Oil Age hostility, but have mostly accommodated gender and sexual minorities without excessive complaint over the centuries. Other religious groups generally follow their example.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation?
Most colonies have building codes which require that gender-segregated bathrooms include an equal number of gender-neutral bathrooms to those which are marked as being for men or women, or for other locally common gender identities. In these cases, most buildings open to the public or where large amounts of people congregate for other reasons have at least three bathrooms of similar holding capacity.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia?
Colonial academia generally believes that the Union has made significant progress in the centuries since its foundation from the Oil Age's near-total hostility and indifference toward gender and sexual minorities, and support compassion and inclusion. With regards to F-carriers, they generally believe some work is still to be done. A minority of academics, often residing on sanctioned but densely populated worlds like Gorea, has ineffectually tried to push back against the majority's inclusivity.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they?
There are several prominent musicians, actors, artists, bloggers, journalists, and tubers who are in favor of gender and sexual minority rights. Their followers on social media sites number in the trillions and their statements on the matter have received near-unanimous supporting responses.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they?
There are no musicians, actors, artists, tubers, journalists, or bloggers who both have trillions of followers and supporting responses to their statements in opposition to gender and sexual minority rights. On the contrary, they usually have only hundreds of millions of followers and appear overwhelmingly on websites run from the fewer than one hundred colonies whose proconsuls have declared, or are about to declare, an intervention in the name of ensuring the recognition and protection of gender and sexual minority rights.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media?
There are. Topping the list in terms of prominence are twelve of the Founders of the United Colonies of Earth- Founding Mothers, Parents and Fathers all. Of course, politicians from four centuries ago can only get so much attention. More recently, individuals in a variety of fields- science, military service, engineering, visual and performing arts, business, and cooperatives- have been shown to hail from gender and sexual minorities.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction?
Yes. A majority of characters in popular books, video games, movies, and television shows are presented as being part of gender and/or sexual minorities. In a reflection of the mundanity of gender and sexual minority status within Colonial (especially Pancolonial) culture, their gender and sexual minority status is presented as an incidental aspect of who they are, which does not define how others treat them.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly?
On all but 4,000 of the 5.2 million colonies of the United Colonies of Earth, support for the visibility, well-being and inclusion of gender and sexual minorities, when polled, has never dropped below 90%. The legal systems of most of the Colonies have only varied in the amount of monetary support they give to specialist medical services for gender and sexual minorities, owing to differing economic conditions. Even on the 4,000 colonies where support for LGBTQI+ rights is not overwhelmingly common, most of the laws on the books formally grant them recognition and inclusion. They simply are not enforced with equanimity and neglect to cover any specialist medical costs.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have?
Besides the tens of millions of political parties operating solely in the subdivisional legislatures, ten of the eleven interstellar political parties of the Union are explicitly in favor of the rights of gender and sexual minorities. In the last election to the legislative bodies of the Union's federal government, they- as well as generally pro-gender and sexual minority rights independents- received 86.5% of the vote.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have?
There are 6,108 political parties operating in planetary and subplanetary legislatures which are hostile to LGBTQI+ rights. While they receive plurality or even majority support on their colonies, they have not even broken one tenth of a percent of support in the UCE as a whole.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+?
There are, both historically and in the present day. From the Union's first President, Julian Agricola-Nordstrom (a bisexual woman) to thousands of subdivisional government heads, to the current President of the Executive Council (alongside the current High Commissioner for Scientific Research), members of gender and sexual minorities are found in positions of great importance at all levels of the Union.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party?
Within the United Colonies Movement, the largest of the governing parties, voices in favor of gender and sexual minority rights include Katerina Melian, current Speaker of the UCE Congress, President of the Executive Council, and leader of the Social Democrats; Sam Munroe, former President of the UCE from 2548 to 2560 and current Chairman of the UCM; Lucy Pešina, former Speaker of Congress, 2560 presidential election candidate, and current Chairwoman of the Movement and leader of the Liberal Party; Amdo Long, leader of the Progressive Party and deputy whip of the majority coalition Assembly for Discourse; and Lianna Gong, leader of the Viarectan Social Democratic Party, member of the Viarectan Parliament and current Convener of the Unionist Conference.
Within the Constitutionalist Party, the second-largest governing party, voices in favor of gender and sexual minority rights include Daniel Hosten, incumbent President of the United Colonies of Earth from August 2560 and co-leader of the Constitutionalists; JR Otzmaki, leader of the Spinward Republicanist Convention and deputy chairperson of the Constitutionalist Party; Coreda Fjostis, former governor of the Hostenian Sector (Sector 32) and currently one of its members for the House of Delegates; Siule Roberts, current Chancellor of the Norma Junction (Sector 28); Zang Kirija, leader of the Constitutionalists in Viarecta (Sector 4) and candidate for the 2560 sectoral presidential election; and Fidar Zonesh, President of the Far Orion (Sector 33) Congress and head of the Pancolonial Constitutionalist Campaign Committee.
Due to the UCE's directorial structure and multiparty democracy, only the pro-gender and sexual minority members of the party(es) which control the two most important positions- Speaker of Congress and President of the UCE- are listed.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation?
There is no discrimination against members of gender and sexual minorities in becoming candidates for elections to all offices of the organs and subdivisions of the United Colonies of Earth, except in 180 of the 4,000 colonies where their rights do not meet overwhelming support. There, while they are formally allowed to run for office, electoral officials may burden them with heavier de facto requirements and neglect to provide any support that the colony might otherwise be expected to render to them.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages)
Panethnicities and other ethnicities within the United Colonies of Earth claim the following percentages:
Human species- 82.93%
Panwestern: 7.17%
Pansinitic: 10.04%
Panafrican: 7.94%
Other Sunborn: 15.98%
Pan-Glacian: 5.02%
Provencian: 2.57%
Viarectan: 3.01%
New Ghibalbian: 8.23%
Other Pancolonial: 22.97%
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these?
While approximately 4.96 million languages are granted official status by the subdivisions of the United Colonies of Earth, only eleven of them are recognized by the organs of the UCE (its federal government) for use in documents. These are Interstellar English, Interstellar Chinese, Interstellar Spanish, Interstellar French, Interstellar Swahili, Interstellar Arabic, Interstellar Russian, (New) Ghibalbian, Vallirip, Ladrian, and Qaryzig. Interpreters for all other languages (grouped as "non-official" since they are not used by the federal government and don't have federally-approved style manuals) may be provided on request.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government?
The current governing coalition of the UCE is composed of parties that are broadly considered conservative and liberal humanocentrist. This means that they are opposed to substantial changes to the Union's economic system (a mixture of planetary-level capitalism, socialism, distributism and other ideologies, with a corporate-cooperative interstellar superstructure), defensive of the rights of all human beings, including gender and sexual minority rights, in favor of continued exploration and settlement of worlds not inhabited by other species, holding the UCE somewhat aloof from galactic integration, maintaining a strong military, and upholding the primacy of humanity in its federal species-nationstate, without injuring the inherent dignity of sapient and sentient life as a whole.
What type of Government does your country have?
A humanocentrist (humans are granted citizenship from birth and cannot renounce it, among other things) federal constitutional directorial republic.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+?
Approximately 55% of the human population is part of at least one gender and sexual minority. This includes F-carriers, who comprise slightly more than a third of the population and are, owing to their historically (and very until very recently) discriminated-against status for inheriting genetically engineered sexual characteristics that do not conform exclusively to definitions of "male" or "female", similarly to intersex individuals (whose nonconformity to rigid definitions of male and female sexual characteristics has nothing to do with genetic engineering).
Excluding F-carriers, this proportion (including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, two-spirited and other gender and sexual minority individuals) sinks to 20.5%.
Among all Colonists, 48.32% of the population, including nonhumans and F-carrier humans, is a member of at least one gender and sexual minority.
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to?
The United States of America. While there is broad acceptance for the normalcies of the majority, things are somewhat murkier towards the nonhuman minority.

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Any suggestions or comments on how to improve?
I see no room for improvement per se. However, writing this was quite the labor!

[Federal Republic of Serov]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) The Federal Republic of Serov
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 561,000,000,000
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm you are a human nation! Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes but straight couples have priority
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No. They are protected the same as any other person.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? No.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Not large ones.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? No. Nothing specifically aimed at them.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. No. We have laws similar to the ones in Florida concerning this.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, all citizens have a voice.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? No. We don’t take any refugees at all.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No. Pride flags are banned.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductable donations? Yes.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Aside from standard male and female specialists, no.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Nothing is covered by the government as we have a 100% private healthcare system.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? No.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? N/A
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? It is illegal regardless of age.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? No.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? No.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? No.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Yes.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 70%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 50%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 2.5%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Pride is illegal.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? No.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? No. In
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? They're are a few, usually in small buildings that don’t have space for gendered bathrooms.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? That LGB is perfectly natural but that Transgenderism is a mental illness.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes. But they are only popular on left-wing stations.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes. But they are only popular on far-right stations.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relateable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No. Most of the country agrees accept Königsberg oblast, which is predominantly left-wing and has high support for LGBT+.
6/ Do explictily pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes. Most parties are pro-LGB but only the left-wing parties support Trans.
7/ Do explictily anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes. But only the far-right party which isn’t very popular.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes. Pro-LGB not pro trans.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes.
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? No.

[Costavozka]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Costavozka
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population ~28,230,000
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes, please. If you could also link back here so I can find this again, I'd appreciate this.
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes.

Section One - Legally Enforceable Rights

1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes and no, anti-hate speech legislation does not exist within Costavozka under the context of encouraging free speech, however, anti-discrimination legislation is in place, specifically ensuring equal access to employment and services.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process?
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? "Large" is a bit subjective, but yes, although it is primarily LGB than any other community.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? They share the same restrictions as any other citizen.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? See above answer.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? See answer to question 3.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? It varies by sport and level.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues

1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, although the details vary by region.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? When the need arises, yes.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, although as with most other refugees, the process is a bit difficult.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes. Cannon-fodder is cannon-fodder.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? See above.
6/ Does your government recognize "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Not for gender identity, but for sexual orientation, yes.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognize the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defense(s) as valid? Not without an insanity plea.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No. All non-governmental flags are prohibited from being flown at any official events.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognize LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? It varies on the charity's purpose, but more often than not, if they are registered as a non-profit, yes.

Section Three - Healthcare:

1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? None. Healthcare (except for life-saving treatments) isn't free in Costavozka.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Limited access, yes.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? If the citizen is unwilling to sign a waiver, then yes.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18+
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Yes, 18+
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No. In fact, such matters are to be kept between medical professionals and their patients. As for teaching staff, they are not mandated to "out" the youth.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes

1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? ~90%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? ~90%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? ~75%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Such instances are rare, as are the parades themselves, as most Costavozkans don't see a need to actively celebrate being LGBT+ or discriminate against it, merely seeing it as a fact of modern life.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? It is mandated that at the least, a single-stall gender-neutral restroom is provided in any public building.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? This varies widely, but often follows society's view of semi-apathy.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation

1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes, although they primarily act as more model Costavozkan citizens than LGBT+ role-models.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes.
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? N/A.

[7 Trees]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) 7 Trees
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 600 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes please
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, they use the same fairly easy system (Information and ID required) as everyone else.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes, just like everybody else.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, we comprehensively cover LGBT+ topics fro.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Of course
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Of course
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? All
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No, it is their choice
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?No, unless you have a permit.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18+ in all 9 states currently, anyone younger requires parent or guardian permission.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Yes, 4 and older.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No, privacy is protected and it is illegal to do so without consent/permission.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 94%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 97%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 94%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? It is not common
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Yes, resistance is rare and extremely small.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Unisex bathrooms are extremely common and are in all public bathrooms.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? In most cases LGBT+ people are considered as normal people who have different sexual identities.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, they are very popular amongst the general public.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Very few, however they aren't very popular due to their opinions.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No, not really
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, a lot to a little as there are a lot from different parties.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, have never won any seats on the lower house or senate.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes, the most prominent would be our Minister of Immigration who is non-binary, and our Treasurer who is gay.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Just like everybody else, yes and yes

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages)
25% German
17% Hungarian
15% Austrian
15% Polish
10% Czech
8% Croatian
7% Slovak
6% Slovene
3% Ukrainian
2% Bosnian
2% Serbian
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 8, they are English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian and Slovenian
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Liberal
What type of Government does your country have? Multi-Party Federal Parliamentary Republic
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 21%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to?

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve?

[Terra Magnifica Gloria]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Soverign State of the Guardians of Morality and of Terra Magnifica Gloria
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 20 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? No, punishable by forced conversion therapy
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? No.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No, it is incentivised
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes, encouraged
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? No.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? No.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? No, punishable by 20 years hard labour
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Nobody has the right to free speech
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? No, encouraged
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. They are viewed as an evil western subversion to take over our nation
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? No.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? No.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes, included in draft
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? No, punishable by penal battalion
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? Yes.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? NO! WHAT IS THIS SACRILEGE?
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? To a limited extent
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? No.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? None.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? No.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No, HRT and surgery illegal
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? None.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? No.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? No.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? No.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Yes.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? <1%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 1%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? <0.1%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Yes, encouraged.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Pride Parades illegal
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? No.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? No.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Unisex bathrooms are somewhat common.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Xenophobic hatred to indifference

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, they are literally everywhere as they make up the state news and because of a cult of personality around the government (or fear) they are applauded.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No,
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The only two legal political parties are both anti-LGBT+
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? No.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? No.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? No.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 100% Magnificent Glorian (mix of British, German, French and American with a small amount of Indian, Polynesian and African)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 3 (English, Latin, Magnificent Glorian Creole
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Authoritarian, Corporatist, Reactionary
What type of Government does your country have? Totalitarian Hereditary two-party dictatorship.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 1%, entirely closeted
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? Mention pro LGB transphobic movements (such as the LGB alliance)

[Bilancorn]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Bilancorn
Your nation's current year 2020 (i simply keep it as the year i created the nation here on nationstates)
Your nation's IC population approx. 5,65 mln
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes!
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. all the citizens capable of reproduction are human (we also have robots/shynts)
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty. Do as you wish

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes (Adoption and step-child adoption).
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, like any other citizen
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No, its discriminatory
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? They can change their gender after surgery.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Not regional since we are an unitary country. However pride parades and LGBT groups are legal
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes, free speech is a guaranteed right of all citizens/residents.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes, there is a law that protect citizens from any kind of discrimination, and it include LGBT discriminations.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes, except for gender-neutral sports such as chess (if considerable a sport).

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Homosexuality is a normal topic part of the sex education program, while transgenderism is not included.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Like any other citizen
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes. Any person who is escaping prosecution for things that are legal in Bilancorn have granted protection as a refugee
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? There is a "non-binary" option, but its reserved for only the cases where the subject have both sexual organs or have none. You cant apply for a non-binary document only because you want it, it must be strictly medically proved.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No. If you beat up or kill someone, you pay for your crime and go to prison.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No law about it, technically its possible but never happened.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? There are no official LGBT charities in Bilancorn

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Wdym? Here everyone is equal, so they are treated like everyone else.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? The surgery (since all healthcare is free here in Bilancorn)
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Both, after they are 18+ years old.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No. But they must visit some psychologist before starting HRT and SRS
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, if they are 18 years old or older.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18 for both.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Any decision is valid after they are 18+
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Yes. Any surgery or hormone therapy must be performed after they turn 18 years old.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? roughly 75%, with another 10% who support civil union only
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 70-75%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 70%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No, except maybe on some more conservative families.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Rarely. Both things are protected from free speech rights if no one is actively harmed.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? there is no "they" pronoum in the Bilanquax language, but in english (which is one of the second national language) yes.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? The Darkonism is neutral-positive towards homosexuality (the marriage between two men or two women is allowed) and neutral about Trans rights. The catholics are kinda neutral towards both, while Islamics (15% of the population) are the more critical.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Non-existant, unless some private enterprise want to build some in their business at their expenses.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Homosexuality is accepted as something completely natural, while Gender Dysphoria is accepted as something very rare that must be treated with transition (when the person ask for it)

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? One of the television directors is Homosexual, and he is kinda popular. Also at least one of the famous singers of the nation is bisexual.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? If with anti-LGBT you mean someone famous who want criminalize them, no. If you mean someone who is against, for example, marriage, yes. some examples include one of the general of the army (he is islamic) and some imam/bishops.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? Laws no as we are an unitarian state. Of course you are more likely to be mocked if you go where there are Islamic or conservative catholic minorities.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? All parties except the (banned) fascist party are in favour of LGBT or, at worst, neutral.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The (banned) fascist party
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? 11 senators out of 300 are either homosexual or bisexual, and the Major of Hoshang (2nd biggest city) is lesbian.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? One of the overcited senators is very popular.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) The majority of population is white/european (78%), but there are also natives (8%) and arab (13%) and other (1%)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Bilanquax, English, Italian, German, Russian, Arab. (with english not commonly spoken but used for international relations mainly)
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Leaning Right, progressive.
What type of Government does your country have? Democratic Republic, Unitarian, Secular.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? roughly 4%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Hard to tell since this is purely based on my real life belief. I'd say Bilancorn is similar to a Western nation.

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Are you satisfied with this index? yep its very detailed
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? i'd suggest to add a small sector for penalties for nations who do not support LGBT+, since maybe in some nations is illegal but not enforced, in other fined, in other punished with prison/flogging, in other with death. i think it can help to better classify such nations in the 2 below cathegories of the index.

[Eastern Mercantile Conglomerate]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) E.M.C.
Your nation's current year Modern time
Your nation's IC population 1,2 mln aprrox.
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? yes pls
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. 100% humans
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Step-child adoption only
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No, unless you use violence
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? After surgery
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Not large.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Assemply yes, protest no.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? We are a dictatorship, free speech is not allowed.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Kind of.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. May or may not, all course are private so its up to who realize the course
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? If they are part of the ruling class, yes.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Technically yes, but i doubt someone want to immigrate here, lol.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? No, we have few private charities and none is openly LGBT.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? If they pay, yes.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? only surgery for indigents.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? only HRT
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Yes
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18 y.o.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Not at all.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes, privately founded.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes, Privately founded.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? N.A.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 65-70%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 60% approx.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 40% approx.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Homosexuality no, Transgenderism yes.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Depends
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? You change from he to she or the opposite.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? The wealtharianism (official state religion) allow homosexual marriage.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Non-existant
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? No one actually care that much.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes (ministrer of culture is gay)
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes (some christian figures mainly)
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? We only have one party, and the stance towards LGBT is neutral.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes (for example the current minister of culture)
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? prominent no. But some minor ones yes.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 60% European, 38% African (black mainly, few arabs), 2% other
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Welt and English
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Far Right, Authoritarian Dictatorship.
What type of Government does your country have? Oligarchy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 1,5%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? I dont think there are similar examples IRL.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? Maybe a question regarding surrogacy (here is banned for both LGBT and straight couples)

[Risorgia]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Risorgia
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population ~8 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? With pleasure
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. We do confirm
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes, as a socialist nation Risorgia values equality, this includes equality in partnership and is a foundation of our nation's civil code.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, as this aligns with the nation's commitment to civil rights, inclusivity, and equality.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Absolutely, and the legal framework includes clear reporting mechanisms for incidents of hate speech or discrimination such as designated agencies and hotlines.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Nope, especially since our central-planned economy means thaht most goods and services are state-provided. The State could never withold services to its citizens.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? They do. Risorgia would likely strive to make this process as straightforward and affirming as possible, recognizing the importance of respecting and upholding the rights of individuals undergoing gender transition.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Risorgia is run by a National Council where each seats represent specific interests, and it does include seats for each significant minorities. There is not just a single seat for the LGBT group bu a seat for each letter representend by "LGBTQIA". While LGBT+ groups do exist in Risorgia, most of the activism is concentrated into its official representations. This also goes for each State Councils, which does not represent the nation but each state and plays a role in designating each person at each seat on the National Council.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? So do most of Risorgian groups (no far-right)
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yup
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Absolutely
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Nope

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. LGBT+ topics are integrated into the curriculum. The approach is grounded in promoting understanding, tolerance, and acceptance. The education system includes content that covers the history, contributions, and challenges faced by the LGBT+ community to ensure a better comprehension. Since schools are encouraged to create a welcoming and accepting atmosphere where students feel comfortable, sexual education programs are designed to be inclusive and cover a wide range of topics. Schools also tries to provide access to literature that reflects diverse identities.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? As said earlier, they are more thank taken account, their voices are included just like other interests since they are, after all, a Risorgian voice.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Extensively
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Absolutely
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Just like anyone else
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? Unless this is in response to a sexual assault, this would be considered a hate crime.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? There is a national pride flag designed for these specific occasions.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? No debate is allowed on their existence but always on how to deal accordingly with them
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Direct charity donations are not allowed to avoid tax constructions hiding behind a charity that does not work to the extent of the donations it receives. The State does its most with what is included in its extensive tax system, and LGBT-related issues are included in the national social welfare plan.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? It is included in what the state provides
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? HRT, Gender afferming surgery, Voice and speech therapy, FFS, FMS, and to some extent pre-SRS fertility preservation are all included. Mental health support is included in the overall national plan.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? As said above, yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Risorgia prioritizes a respectful and patient-centered approach, however a minimum period of six months to one year on HRT is required first before having access to SRS. HRT is not conditionned by RLE. If considered needed by at least two specialists included by the State during each transgender person's transition, the RLE needed before getting access to SRS might be lifted with an according administrative procedure.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Private importation of medication is not allowed by the State, but it does what it can with its own production (in which HRT is included) and International Aid.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 12 for HRT for AFAB people and 13 for HRT for AMAB people. SRS is at 16 for everybody BUT genital-related procedures require to be at least 18.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? They are included in the HRT stated above.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Absolutely
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Of course, esthetic procedures such as laser hair removal do need to be prescribed by the person's assigned mental health councelor in order to be included in the healthcare process, otherwise this would be considered a luxury and not funded by the State.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Coming out to the parents is recommended by councelors of trans youths before accessing to treatments and procedures but is not needed. Otherwise, no forced outing is required and such acts commited by medical professionals and teaching staff would even be considered a professional fault and might lead to punitive procedures. This can go as far as dismissal, depending on the intent behind the misconduct and other legal procedures if the x-phobic intent is proven.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? roughly 90% if not more.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? Same, 90% if not more.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? Roughly 95%, considered a public health issue, this would be even more supported than the two above.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? There is no significant taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in Risorgia. The nation's commitment to equality, inclusivity, and respect for civil rights suggests an environment where discussions about diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are approached with openness and acceptance and even represented on the same scale as other interests in National and States councils.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Risorgia puts an emphasis on tolerance and a compassionate populace. Plus, its thriving tourism industry further implies a society that embraces diversity. In such a setting, discrimination against LGBT+ citizens would likely be less prevalent, both online and in person, compared to societies where these rights are not as clearly protected or acknowledged.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? This would not be outlawed but met with upmost disgust by Risorgia's people and officials. Thus, it is highly doubtable this would be happening, but some motivated individuals might be out there.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Mishaps happen but clear wills of misgendering would be rare and punishable, as considered hate speech no matter the content of the speech itself.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Risorgia is a country that does not put a single coin in faith and is considered highly secular. However, it does put an emphasis on religious tolerance, the protection of civil rights, and supports alternative religions which suggest an open-minded approach to various faiths. This, in turn, would likely influence religious communities to adopt more inclusive and accepting attitudes towards diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. However, that attitude can vary within and among religious groups. While the overall environment in Risorgia leans towards acceptance, individual beliefs may differ. As a socialist and secular country, Risorgia wouldn't have any restriction to apply its law enforcing procedures on such acts of intolerance if one day it happens, no matter the religious group represented.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? The government has actively promoted and implemented policies to ensure that public facilities, including bathrooms, are designed to accommodate individuals of all gender identities. This would represent over 80% of public facilities, including government buildings; virtually all educational institutions, from primary schools to universities; the majority of workplaces; and many tourist attractions and accommodations.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Academia in Risorgia holds a generally progressive stance on LGBT+ issues. The academic community may champion inclusivity, diversity, and equal rights for all citizens, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. There might be academic efforts to challenge stereotypes, foster empathy, and contribute to the broader conversation around human rights and social justice. Generally speaking, the academic community also plays a role in educating the public and policymakers, which may include the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive environment.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Why wouldn't there be? If there is none, it could only be due to a great and curious coincidence.Their popularity would likely be significant, resonating with a diverse audience that values openness and acceptance. In a culture that prioritizes civil rights and embraces alternative forms of expression, pro-LGBT+ media figures might enjoy widespread support. Their influence could extend beyond entertainment to advocacy, contributing to a broader societal acceptance and understanding of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. As a result, these media figures might not only be popular for their talent and charisma but also for their contributions to fostering an inclusive and tolerant society. Especially in such an activist nation as Risorgia
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? It seems less likely. At least, their popularity would be very limited. Considering the cultural emphasis on civil rights and compassion, any anti-LGBT+ media figures would likely encounter a more challenging path to popularity compared to those aligning with Risorgia's values of equality and acceptance.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? An actively feature is likely and in a wide range of forms such as documentaries, series and even public services campaigns. We might highlight the achievements, contributions, and stories of successful and influential individuals from the LGBT+ community, serving as inspirational figures for young people to promote acceptance and break down tough-skinned stereotypes. But not just in arts, this might also include role models in science, politics or sports.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Representation is actually mandatory and foreign entertainment products that wish to enter Risorgian market suffers a punitive taxation related to the representation as measured by the State.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? Generally speaking, the socialist and inclusive principles that underpin Risorgia's policies are implemented uniformly to ensure equal rights and protections for all citizens. While regional variations can occur, the emphasis on equality and civil rights in Risorgia suggests that any differences in support for the LGBT+ community would likely be minimal, with a consistent legal framework across the country.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Parties do not really exist in Risorgia, it is more a socialist bureaucracy where local representatives are elected in a Parliament to set the political agenda and then, locally elected councils act on it. This process then goes up until it reaches the National Council after passing through each State Council to reach a decision, an executive action and a conclusion. In each councils, a wide range of interests and spheres are represented, including each minorities with at least one seat each accordingly to their prominence in the population (there is at least one seat for each sexual and gender minorities, not just a single seat that represents all of them). There is, however, no official "anti-LGBT" representation but official pro LGBT representatives are elected.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No, as said above.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Absolutely
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? As said above
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? They are required, even, to allow a coherent representation.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 60% Tibetan (~35% tibetan, ~25% bhutanese), 15% Arunachali, 25% Other (Nepali, Indigenous groups, South Chinese, Chinese, South Asian, Migrant communities)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Tibetan, Dzongkha and Mandarin
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left to Far-left
What type of Government does your country have? a United Socialist States association with a representative and participatory element in the decision-making process.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 15%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? No idea

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[The English Regions]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) The English Regions
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 24.8 billion
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes, since 1990 for marriage and 1960 for civil unions.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, since 1977 (de-facto);1990 (de-jure).
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, between 1934 (hate crime), 1949 and 1956 (Discrimination) and for intersex citizen from 1977.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No, not since 1977, when most exceptions were removed. With a further supreme court ruling in 1999 preventing any case where religious groups/ institutions can implement discriminatory rules for LGBT+ individuals.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, since 1934. Sort of Invalid since 2015 (gender no longer listed on basically all documentation). If desired, can be changed in simple administrative process online, with confirmation within ten days.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes, three or four major national organisations.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes, since 1947.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes, since 1947.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes, as previously mentioned since 1956, and strengthened further over time.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No, they are not. Supreme court ruling in 2012 further highlighted this point.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, so same sex relationships and gender identity are discussed from six years old, with further explanation from eight year old.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, absolutely, especially on civil right matters and social justice. For example, the two largest organisations have actively reviewed legislation and worked with the supreme court since the 1960s.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, since 1968 for sexual orientation, 1976 for gender identity and 1993 for intersex individuals..
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? N/A. We haven't had an army since 1975, however permitted fully since 1956, with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" from 1912.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes, since the Don't ask, Don't tell legislation was abolished in 1956.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes, we do, but since 2014 isn't on any official documentation. For medical services, where necessary, they can self-identify.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No, not a single case since a 1961 supreme court ruling after a infamous murder case involving a transgender woman. Further strengthened, and legislated against in 1976 and 1981.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes, since 1964.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes, open discussions since the 1930s and 1940s.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes, and since 1947, tax-deductible donations have been permitted.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes, especially in cases of gender dysphoria (since 1956), but also for sexual health services (since 1978).
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? All aspects, including secondary have now been included. SRS and hormones have been provided for free since 1956. Secondary surgeries such as top surgery, laser hair removal and female feminisation surgery for both trans men and women were firstly subsidised (70% of cost paid by state) from 1991, before being provided for free (firstly laser hair removal and top surgery) in 2013, and then in 2017 (female feminisation surgery and vocal surgery).
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes, they do as mentioned above.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Legally it is not required and an individual over sixteen years of age can receive SRS if they so choose, however a process of eighteen months is highly encouraged.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes technically, although no real need.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? Anyone nine years (basically ten for most cases) or above can receive gender-blockers or hormones since 2019, with SRS is permitted from fourteen years of age, with parental or one doctor's approval, or sixteen without.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? From Nine or ten years old.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes, actively provided with specialist clinics and service, along with general mental health services. Physical transition usually supported in several polyclinics within each department of our country.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes, they do.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No, that is not permitted, unless the child asks for their parents to be informed. Nonetheless, with surgical procedures under the age of sixteen, children are highly encouraged to inform their parents, unless it would have "negative" consequences. In such a case, emancipation from their parents or transfer of guardianship can be pursued.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 97.9%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 97.1%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 98.5%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No, not for the last twenty years.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No, and we treat hate speech seriously. Even, with our strong value on freedom of speech, the police and relevant bodies will investigate and prosecute any form of hate speech and discrimination.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? No, not since the late 1970s and early 1980s.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes, and has been an active part of our education system since 1991.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes, although we are incredibly secular.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Universal since 2009 and common since 1995.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Overwhelmingly positive, and accepting.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, there are a huge range of celebrities, with one of our most famous movie actresses being a trans-woman, and the hosts of our most popular morning show being a same-sex couple.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No, one reality TV star who anonymously wrote transphobic abuse online back in 2014 was cancelled, and an old newscaster was fired from his role as an afternoon TV show host in 2011 after insinuating that LGBT+ citizens were more likely to commit crime.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes, frequently.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes, in novels, music and the most popular romantic comedy of 2023.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No, practically all legislation and attitudes are aligned. However, some departments were historically more conservative.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The parties who are explicit in their support account for 81% of the last election's vote.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The only party which was not until the last two elections supportive of LGBT rights accounted for 8% of the vote.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes, the head of senate, and two of our last four prime ministers and presidents.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? In the ruling coalition, five ministers are LGBT+ voices.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Of course, there has never been legislation to prevent that.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 36% white, 21% black,16% mixed, 23% Asian and 4% other (Aboriginal, Native American, Roma)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? English, French and Italian (De Facto).
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? centre-left to left-wing.
What type of Government does your country have? Representative democracy with direct democratic features.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? Between 24-30% of the population are LGBT+.
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Hard to say, mix of Scandinavia, France and Spain.

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[Safiloa]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Safiloa
Your nation's current year 2024
Your nation's IC population 4.2 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? If it's not too much trouble
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Plants and bacteria but none of them are complaining that humans are in charge. (Yes)
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Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? No, marriage has been banned to everyone due to fears of it being used as a form of slavery in the past. People may cohabit with others in however setting they enjoy and may leave said setting when it does not suit them. There are no financial privileges or benefits offered to people who cohabitate, though a few are given to registered adults who choose to birth and raise children - and any combination of adult may choose to form a child-raising bond.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No, religions that oppress or ostracize others are banned in Safiloa
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, it's a process that begins with a request online for a meeting with a social worker. After a single 1-hour conversation with the social worker, the individual is free to request the name change. The social worker meeting is to tackle the threat of suicide or self-harm that is sometimes associated with gender transitioning.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Safiloan politics and specifically the legislature is deeply influenced by agricultural cooperatives, worker unions, and trade & merchant guilds, and some of these entities act as de facto groups that actively profess a pro-LGBT+ stance, however there aren't too many LGBT+ rights issues since the dominant religion, Mazdakism, actively support consensual sexual exploration.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Sure
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? The Safiloan Coastguard does allow entry (Safiloa is a military-free state)
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? All Safiloan citizens are seen as humans first and the native language of Sokhainean does not distinguish between male or female. Gender is only considered in the census and "X" is an option.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No, Safiloa advocates for absolute pacifism.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? The whole package
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? As long as it can legally pass through customs
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 16
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? 10-12, and only with the advice of a doctor
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Stating that they are "sexually active" is sufficient and mandatory, honesty is a must, however parental guardians are required to treat them the same. Sexual orientation is not really a concern of the state, nor does it really make a difference with health professionals.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 6% (marriage/slavery is strictly forbidden for all), 98% for consensual adult cohabitation though
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 100
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 100
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? No, ostracization is banned
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? There is only one pronoun in Sokhainean, the main language.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Almost 55% are Mazdakite and almost 12% are Jains (the second largest religious group) and another 10% are animists that have no qualms. Others are Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Atheists, Baha'í, Sikhs, and Buddhists, all of whom are bound to behave kindly otherwise they risk defunding and/or expulsion from Safiloa. (All registered clerics and approved houses of worship are paid by the state)
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Most bathrooms are.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Due to indifference to gender-based issues, Safiloa was particularly hard-hit by the AIDS epidemic and it did not have the resources at the time to deal with it. There are still some stigma against people with AIDS among the older generations. Also, there is a small community of Dutch Anabaptists, and they historically have had issues with kicking people out who were queer.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Several, Mazdakites are sexually curious
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? yes
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? A little, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Sikh communities are generally not as warm and welcoming, but they are in the minority.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Party politics are banned in Safiloa, since it leans more toward syndicalism.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Party politics are banned in Safiloa, since it leans more toward syndicalism.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Sure
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yeah, many
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes & yes

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) Sokhaineans are the descendants from the Pre-Islamic Mazdakite Persians that intermarried with the local Austronesians and Indians. In fact, the leader of the Mazdakites that first settled Safiloa actually formed a non-marriage sexual & love relationship with a local female shaman/head of her tribe, thereby establishing the interethnic community of Ponaiga - the current capital and largest city of Safiloa. Their story and plight is told to children to dicuss the importance of love over violence.
Sokhainean man:
Dravidian Gomu woman:
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? At the national level, only Sokhainean (Middle Persian mixed with Malagassy and Swahili) and Gomu (Dravidian Tulu mixed with Sokhainean). At the local level, the Austronesian tribal villages have like 12 languages while Dutch, French, Arab, Hindi, Somali, and English are widely spoken among the community.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Eco-Agrarianism, fundamentalist vegan, globalism, state capitalism-curious
What type of Government does your country have? Decentralized Semi-Theocratic Democratic-leaning Syndicalistic Tetrarchic Directorship with a semi-Bicameral legislature based on the teachings of Mazdak Bambadan and Zaradust-e Khuragen.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? Close to 22%, many flee from the surrounding area as refugees to Safiloa.
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Combination of Sassanian Persia in the 530's, Thailand, Seychelles/Aruba/Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands.

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[Kenowa]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Kenowa
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 100,648,571
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Sure!
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yea it is.
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes, gay people can marry as anyone else as long as they aren't already married.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Same-sex couples may adopt children.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No, there aren't laws against hate speech in Kenowa.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes, they are allowed to do so.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, but only if they have a clean criminal record and a psychologist's approval.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Though they are legal, there are no major groups.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes, as any other organization.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? No, though state-owned institutions tend to be more inclusive.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No, as long as they take the proper measures to ensure fair competence.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Though not censored, they are not taught as part of the main curriculum.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? No, unless they are loud enought.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Kenowa recognizes refugees persecuted on any identity basis, so yes.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes, though there is a don't ask don't tell culture.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? They are permitted to do so legally, but they will likely be discriminated over it.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No, though it has recognized claims to Sexual Harassment by Deception from a man who had sex with a transgender woman without knowing of her being asigned male at birth, landing her 10 months at prison.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes, it does.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes, though it is very rare.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? No donations are tax-deductible in Kenowa, though LGBT+ charities are seen as valid.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No, but most sexual health specialists have experience dealing with LGBTA+ topics.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Hormone Therapy and Gender-Affirming Surgery are covered, but cosmetic surgeries aren't.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No, they aren't.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, though they must verify the medication is for personal use.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 21 for both.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? They are technically legal, but are only available from age 18 upwards, so yeah.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes, though it has not the best quality at all.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? They do, but the costs are only very partly covered by the government.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No, they are discouraged to do so.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 70%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 76%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 63%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Depends on the social circle, but generally there is a stigma in more conservative minded spaces.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Often online, not that often in person.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? No, there has never been such an event.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Our citizens tend to respect people's pronouns as long as they fall in the binary.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Depends wildly on the group, but most dodge the topic.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Some buildings have gender-neutral bathrooms, but just to save space.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Most of the academia agrees with the protection of LGB rights, but there is controversy about the T among traditionalists and progressives.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Footballer Andreu Croix is openly asexual, and he is fairly well-known in the local league and is even having some participation with the national team. Indie musician Cyrus Acunya is openly bi, though he isn't as well known.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? The current Minister of Justice Hiko TseKeipo has claimed that transgenderism is a disease on his social media.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? Kenowa is an unitary country, but generally you will find more support at the urban areas. (Though some of the wealthier rural areas are also quite gay)
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Most parties are neutral to supportive of LGBT+
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Third party KTP has quite the fame for being homophobic and it has several members in Vorei's cabinet given his desire to pander for support in the ballotage.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Damian Fiorentino, Minister of Economy, identifies as heteroflexible. He is fairly influential in the KLSP.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes, as all citizens are.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 67% Kenov Luso-Iberian
21% Mixed Race
8% East Asian
3% Black
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Kenov, Spanish and English (Some cities recognize Portuguese too)
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left, though barely.
What type of Government does your country have? Democracy.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 9%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Spain(?)

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[Greater Vinland]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Greater Vinland
Your nation's current year 2024
Your nation's IC population 25 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Sure
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, though the process has been described as quite difficult and time consuming
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes. The ruling Revolutionary-Labour Party is openly pro-LBGT, though other organizations also exist. The Rainbow Coalition is a LGBT+ organization that operates nationally and seeks to further the rights of Vinland's queer community, as is the Visibility Network, though this also advocates for the interests of ethnic minorities.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Vinland isn't known for its extensive rights to free speech, though members of these groups are rarely prosecuted so long as they fall within the confines of the law.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, all students are given comprehensive sex education, and this includes information on same-sex relationships and gender transitioning.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, but no more than straight/cis votes if that is what is being asked.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Both HRY and sexual reassignment surgery
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? Yes
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? No
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 71%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 62%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 59%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Often, although the rate of this is declining
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Yes
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? For the most part, though inevitably there will be those who do not support non-cisgender pronouns.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? The majority of Vinlanders are Roman Catholic, and thus there is some religious backlash to LGBT people
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? No particularly common, though that is changing
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Generally supportive

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Randver Torfason, the most well known newscaster in Vinland is openly homosexual, and quite popular among the populace. There are also several well known gay and bisexual actors and musicians including Dann Danjalsson, Klara Reyne, and Sven Hognason. A rising Vinlandic actor, Magnhild Schroter, is a transwoman.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Anti-LGBT positions are widely censored by the Vinlandic government, and as such these figures are not widely known. Father Germund Bruse, a Roman Catholic bishop and news personality, is probably the most well-known, though he is quite controversial.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Vinland's third and current President, Orland Vinter, is openly bisexual, and he is particularly popular among young Vinlanders. Signhild Jonsson, a transwoman, also served as a high-ranking officer in the Vinlandic Volunteer Army during the Fourth Anglo-Nordish War, and currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Rainbow Coalition and receives a healthy amount of media attention.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Most of Vinland's great works of fiction do not include LGBT characters, though lesser (and more recent) works do more to increase LGBT representation.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? National laws take precedent over local laws, but general attitudes do vary from region to region. The north and west tend to be more accepting, while the south is more conservative.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Most of Vinland's major political parties are pro-LGBT, including the Revolutionary-Labour Party and Vinlandic Communist Party. These are Vinland's two largest parties, so they have widespread support.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The only openly anti-LGBT party is the Vinlandic Workers Party, which is heavily censored by the government. It's support is hard to measure due to this, but it is believed to be low.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? As previously mentioned, Vinland's President is openly bisexual.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Most of the Revolutionary-Labour Party support LGBT rights, though there are some factions which are more neutral.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes and Yes, evidenced by President Orland Vinter.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 69% Nordish-Vinlanders (White/Mixed Race), 19% Indigenous, 9% Anglo-Vinlanders (White), 3% Other
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 3: English, Danish, and Nordish (Anglo-Danish Creole)
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left-Wing to Far-Left
What type of Government does your country have? Federal semi-directorial socialist republic under military dictatorship
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? approx. 9%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Imagine if a more progressive Cuba was in New England and everyone was Danish

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Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? Nothing comes to mind

[Novo Duklja]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Novo Duklja
Your nation's current year 2007, just after independence from Serbia and Montenegro.
Your nation's IC population around 800k
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Not encouraged and frowned upon by most, but not illegal in fear of being sanctioned by other countries.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? only adoption
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? no
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? depends
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? yes, and it is very hard. Extremely hard.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? no
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? yes
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? no
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? no
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? no

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. LGBT topics are not covered in the nations education system, since the country is a highly religious country, adheres to religious laws, and there is prayer time in schools, so no.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? no, lgbt voices are not permitted in legal system usually.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? yes, we are fine with all refugees.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? they aren't able to join, since the nation is religious.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? /skip
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? the parliament doesn't recognize that. Since it is a religious nation.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? the parliament doesn't recognize that either. Since it is a religious nation.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? the parliament does not allow those flags to be near the Dukljan flag.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? the parliament does not allow debating and discussion of those topics since it is a religious nation.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? the parliament doesn't recognize those charities.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No, it is a religious nation, and the religious laws do not allow that.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? there are no gender transition things.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? no, since it is a religious nation.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? no, since it is a religious nation.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? no, since it is a religious nation.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? since hrt and srs are not allowed, there are no age of majority regarding that.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? no, puberty is a stage of life and Novo Duklja does not allow physical change of stages of life.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? yes, mental healthcare and physical healthcare (plastic surgery) are allowed to everyone.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? no, since it is a religious nation.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? again, there is none of that so no.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 3%. All lgbt.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption?3%. All lgbt.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 3%. All lgbt.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? yes, those topics are all taboo.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? yes
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? no, because they are afraid of sanctions.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? no
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? no
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? there are no gender neutral bathrooms excluding family bathrooms.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? bad

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? no
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? no
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? no
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? no
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? no
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? no
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? yes, and they have lots of support from Serbia and Russia.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? no
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? no
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? no, they are not allowed in parliament.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) around 80% are Dukljan, 10 percent Serb, 5 percent Albanian,
3% Gorani, and 2% others.
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Dukljan, (A dialect of Serbian).
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Centrist
What type of Government does your country have? Centrist-Hierachy-Monarchy-Technocracy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 3%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Montenegro

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Are you satisfied with this index? yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? no

[Verenzia]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle): Verenzia.
Your nation's current year: 2023.
Your nation's IC population: 55,375,000.
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored?: Yes.
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans.: Yes.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes, with no disparity between heterosexual union and non heterosexual union.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, with no disparity between heterosexual adoption, non heterosexual adoption, and single caregiver adoption. There is a focus on communal upbringing in Verenzia that has played a role in reducing single family adoption, or the risk of being orphaned inherently.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, sexuality, sex, and gender identity are protected characteristics of the individual.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Not on the basis of any protected characteristic, or for reasons of personal faith.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? For the two forms of international or national identification (the Passport and the Identity Card), requests are sent to the Federal Ministry of The Interior. For identification given at birth (Birth Certificate), requests are sent to the Federal Ministry of Health and Welfare. No external approval or cosignatories are required.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes, the All Union of Verenzian LGBT+ Citizens represent the Government level group of LGBT+ citizens, that work within the tertiary house of government, and maintain relations to private or non government groups, advocating for LGBT+ rights, and addressing issues, on the highest possible level.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes, the right to assemble, protest, criticise are guaranteed, especially if directed at the Commonalty.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? There is no sex or gender based segregation in Government ran sporting leagues, private leagues may segregate based on either, but cannot exclude transgender individuals from competing with their correct identity.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, education focuses particularly on both the failed stances taken by previous socialist experiments in regard to the LGBT+ community, and also the inherent danger that capitalism poses to LGBT+ rights as part of its secondary contradictions. Sex education is mandatory and there is no disparity between the teaching of heterosexual sexual experiences, and non heterosexual sexual experiences.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, the All Union of Verenzian LGBT+ Citizens represent the Government level group of LGBT+ citizens, that work within the tertiary house of government, and maintain relations to private or non government groups, advocating for LGBT+ rights, and addressing issues, on the highest possible level.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, fleeing persecution on the grounds of protected characteristics is a guaranteed pathway to naturalisation.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes, it is not questioned, or considered, when applying.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Internal ID Cards contain references to individually inputted pronouns only, rather than Sex/Gender, Passports conform to International Standards but allow for custom inputting in the Sex listing. Embassies and Consulates of Verenzia operating overseas protect Verenzian travellers from rejection on the grounds of unrecognised, infamiliar text in this section by liasing with Border Services to confirm conformity with their recognised identification held on Government records.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No, this was outlawed over a decade ago under an infamous trans panic defence that encouraged copy killers.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? There are no private charities in Verenzia, that are subject to taxation.

Section Three - Healthcare:
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? All, from GIC's and questioning based therapy/consultation, to GAHT, and TAS, and post surgery assistance/therapy.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No, though it may be recommended by GIC therapists for those who are still questioning.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, although it is discouraged as Government provided medication has been tested by our own standards for safety.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? No fixed age for HRT, consultation and help can be obtained at any time, surgery will typically await for 16.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? No fixed age, puberty blockers can be assigned at any time.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? Estimates record a support level that varies between 80 to 85%.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? Estimates record a support level that varies between 77.5% and 85%.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? Estimates record a support level that varies between 85% and 90%.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? No, they would not be allowed.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? There are no religious institutions in Verenzia.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Gender neutral toilet facilities are the norm in public property, which covers transport, retail, hospitality, medical and other realms of public life.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Academic research supports the Government's approach to LGBT+ issues, with a continued investment from the Government into research on constant process simplification, improved trans healthcare procedures and into new areas of support that can be explored.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, aside from the President, prominent talk show hosts and entertainment hosts are LGBT+, with there being no disparity between viewer counts that can be attributed to sexuality.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Positive discrimination occurs, with non heterosexual relationships being over-represented in media and entertainment. This applies to young entertainment.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No, laws on issues of human rights are centrally designed and enforced.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, on the basis of there being a single authorised political party. Support for the party remains extremely high according to polling.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No, on the basis of their being a single authorised political party.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes, including the nations current President.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes, including the nations current President.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes, there is no criteria for running for election on the basis of protected characteristics.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) W.I.P.
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 1, Portuguese.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Marxist.
What type of Government does your country have? Single Party, with direct elections and total recall at any level of government through referendum.
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? W.I.P
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? N/A, a combination of Cuba / USSR / Iceland.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes.
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? No.

[New Wolvers]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) New Wolvers
Your nation's current year 2023, close to 2024. Currentlyu on date 12/18/2023
Your nation's IC population 40,287,191 people
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes if possible
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Not really
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? yes, they are allowed
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes, allowed and perfectly legal
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, protected federally under any kind of discrimination based on gender preference and sexual identity
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No, completely illegal in public spaces. All services are REQUIRED to be issued without any discrimination
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, they have the right to alter their legal names and documents, with procedures not being hard. A form can be requested online by the individual to change their name and document for any reason as long as it is not done to escape convictions
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? There are various groups in the nation, but none of them being a major organization
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? All individuals have the right to free assembly and public protest
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes, protected federally and constitutionally
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes, these topics are covered in the mandatory Sexual Education Program, and normalized since birth
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, and individuals coming from Extremely Dangerous countries can ask for Refugee Citizenship if being part of the LGBTQ+ community in that country defined as Extremely Dangerous can lead to harm or death of the refugee if sent back
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes, even though the Gender in legal documents that have no medical uses are being phased out
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? They are allowed and incentivized
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes, they are part of the Public Healthcare System
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Every aspect, from consultation to Sexual Reassignment Procedures
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes, they can have access easily
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, but have to exhibit their prescription letter if from abroad
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? There is no fixed age but by default it is 18 years of age, but can be as low as 13 if with parental consent
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Yes, they are available for everyone under Medical Request
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No, as it is treated as a matter of private information

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 89% of the population supports same-sex marriage
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? The above applies
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? same here
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Sadly yes, but usually they are shunned by society
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? By a law enacted in 2017, every public bathroom is considered gender neutral
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Major Academic Institutes are supportive of the LGBT+ cause and invest on research for better healthcare and simplification.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? By rule of thumb, it became so normal that there is not an individual that sticks out because they are LGBT
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? Not really
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Not really, no
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? None as they are illegal
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? The President themself is nonbinary.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? yes and yes

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We would appreciate filling in as much of this information as possible. However, this is not required to receive a complete score, and filling this information out will not change your score in any way. This information may be used by us for research and other survey-wide analysis purposes.
What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) We do not use ethnicity in statistics
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Officially, five languages: English, Italian, Czech, Spanish, and German
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left leaning
What type of Government does your country have? Federal Republic
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? no data on this
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? The Netherlands perhaps? No idea

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve?

[Hitchensite Britain]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Hitchensite Britain
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 60 million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes.
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes, entirely.
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? No.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? No.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, although private businesses and individuals retain the right to discriminate in some circumstances (see below).
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Changing one's name is not difficult and can be done by paying for a deed poll from the High Court, or privately producing an unenrolled deed poll with witnesses. It is not possible to change one's legal gender on official documents, however.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes. However the Local Government and Education Acts 2013 forbid the "promotion" and "discussion" of LGBT topics in schools and local government.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes, although this is the decision of national sporting regulatory bodies and not the government.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. No.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? To a certain extent.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? No.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? No.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? None. It can be paid for privately, however.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Only privately.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No. The only requirement is being an adult (18 years).
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Only from age 16, and only from private healthcare providers, with parental consent.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Only from the private sector.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Not required to, and medical professionals are bound by patient confidentiality, but teachers may have to in some circumstances.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 35-40% (estimate)
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 50% (estimate)
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 20-35% (estimate)
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes. This varies from place to place and person to person, but it is generally seen as very odd and not polite to talk about.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Difficult to determine. About 20% of LGBT people report having being victims of discrimination at some point.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Sometimes.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? About 50% of people would accept new pronouns, but usually only if medical transition has taken place. Legal change of gender is impossible.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? No. The State Church of England officially regards it as sinful but some clergy take a more liberal view.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? There are generally no dedicated gender-neutral toilets, but in some places unisex toilets are found.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Academia tends to be more liberal than public opinion. Roughly 60% of academics support much more liberal LGBT rights.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? There are some very popular figures, but these form less than 5% of most prominent media figures.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes. Many of whom are popular, not necessarily because they are anti-LGBT though.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Not in prominent works, but they can be found.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No. Attitudes are quite similar across the country. Perhaps less tolerant in Northern Ireland which is the most religious part of the country.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The Liberal Party and many members of the Labour Party (the largest opposition party) are outspoken about their pro-LGBT stance.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? The governing, socially conservative Reform Party now supports the status quo, but previously has rolled back the previous governments' progressive advances to LGBT rights.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Some MPs are openly gay.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? No.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

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We would appreciate filling in as much of this information as possible. However, this is not required to receive a complete score, and filling this information out will not change your score in any way. This information may be used by us for research and other survey-wide analysis purposes.
What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) White: 94% ; Asian: 3% ; Black: 2% ; Mixed/Other: 1%
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? English, with regional recognition for Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scots and Ulster Scots.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Right-wing.
What type of Government does your country have? Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 1.5%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? The UK in the 1960s-70s.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Yes.
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? N/A

[Vixi]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Vixi
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 124 k
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty. No

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? No
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? No
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? No, changing name itself is already hard without prejudice to anyone.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Unheard, no
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest?
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? No
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? No
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? Yes

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. No, banned in totality
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? No
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? No
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? No
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? Yes
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? No
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? No
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? No

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system?
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? No
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? Banned, N/A
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available?No
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens?No
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? No
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? <1%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? <1%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? <1% (all three above are <1%, but not totally nonexistent)
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Yes
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Yes
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Religion is banned, N/A
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Nonexistent
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Mainly negative or disapproving

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No, unitary government
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? No
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? No
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Election is banned

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We would appreciate filling in as much of this information as possible. However, this is not required to receive a complete score, and filling this information out will not change your score in any way. This information may be used by us for research and other survey-wide analysis purposes.
What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) At least 99% Vicinians
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? 2, English and Latin
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Authoritarian Left
What type of Government does your country have? Totalitarian state
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? Assuming people who are out, <0.001%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Saudi Arabia without the religion

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[Sarvanti]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Sarvanti
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 35 Million
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty. Yes

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? Yes
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Yes, changing name is easy without prejudice to the population.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Yes. Gender and sexuality are parts of the curriculum.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, immigration in general is lax.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? No
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Yes

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? All aspects related to transitioning.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? Yes
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 13+
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Yes, 13+
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 97%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 95%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 89%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Rarely, no
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? No
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? No
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Common, bathrooms nowadays have three rooms
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Majorly positive

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, considerably popular
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, obscure
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No, laws are mostly common to each region.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, minimal but considerable support.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, nugatory support.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes, applies in any government position in general.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 67% Sarvantine, 14% Phaistenian, 6% Plataian, 5% Exene, 4% Vixianus, 4% Others.
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Three; Greek, English, Latin
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Left-leaning
What type of Government does your country have? Constitutional Monarchy under Democracy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 14%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Canada

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[Ordysius]

Your nation's name Ordysius
Your nation's current year 3484 TE (Third Age)
Your nation's IC population 25,160,900
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? Yes please!
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. Yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? No, marriage is defined in every state as between a man and a woman.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? No, only married couples may adopt (refer to above). Specially licensed charities may also raise children.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? No, as all speech is protected. However, one has the right to defend one's honor upon being gravely insulted.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? Yes, all businesses are permitted the right to exclude.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Legal name changes are permitted in all states and most cantons. However, one's sex cannot be changed on documents.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? No.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? N/A
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? All citizens have a right to free speech in person and online.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? All private institutions (which includes education) have the right to discriminate according to any standard. Public services are guaranteed to any citizen.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? The national sports teams do have this specific ban. Most local teams do as well.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. There is no national educational system, as the only government-sponsored schools are military academies, which don't have such topics covered in their curricula. Private schools do not cover such topics either.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? No.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Only refugees of war (which includes armed confllicts) are permitted to enter Ordysian borders. If the war happens to be based on sexual and/or gender identity, they will be permitted refuge.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? No.
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? No.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? If the unwanted sexual advance is met with appropriate force, then the defence is valid in court. Any self-defense which exceeds reasonable threat will find the defendant guilty. "Losing control" may also prompt psych evaluations of the defendant.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Only the state, canton, and military flags are allowed to be flown alongside the national flag in any case, especially during official events and ceremonies.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? No.

Section Three - Healthcare:
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? N/A
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? No. HRT is not allowed to be used for sex transitions. Sexual reassignment surgery is considered malpractice.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? N/A . All treaments for sex transition are banned.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? No.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? Both practices are illegal.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? Such things are illegal.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Pre-transition mental healthcare is available.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Mental health care is available. The other resources listed in the website are not.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? Yes, they are required to tell parents anything important about the child.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? >1%. Marriage is seen as a union between a man and woman who seek to make a family.
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? >1%. Adoption is seen as a duty of married couples (see above) and charities.
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? >1% transition is not considered a right.
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? No. People are free to speak their mind, and they exercise this right.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Not often, as those who identify as LGBT hide the fact in public and online.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? Yes.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? No.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? No. There is no faith nor sect in Ordysius that are accepting.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Most public single-person restrooms are neutral. Baths are traditionally divided by sex.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? They are generally not discussed in academia, save for relevant medical specialties.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? No, although some comedians may refer to homosexuality in their material.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? No.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? No.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? No. The laws are quite uniform concerning marriage and discrimination.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? No.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? No.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? Yes.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) According to the last census: 91.4% Ordysian, 5.3% Chaldurian, 3.3% Others
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? One official national language (Ordysian), and several official state and canton languages.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Distributism
What type of Government does your country have? Federal directorial republic
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+?
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to?
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Any suggestions or comments on how to improve?

[Lorkiek]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle) Lorkiek
Your nation's current year 2023
Your nation's IC population 64.19 million (2022)
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored? yes
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans. yes
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex? no
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? no
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, but it's limited
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? yes, depending on what's the good or services.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? no.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? no.
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? no
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? yes, as long as they dont disturb anything
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? no
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? no.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. no
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? no
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? no
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? no
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? no
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? no
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? no
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? no, not even one.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? yes, sometimes
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? yes, some of them

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? No, but they can do it in other nations and enter our nation if they want it to be legal.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? none
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? no
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? no.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, they must have evidence that they are having HRT.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? the youth. (15 - 21)
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? no.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? yes, in private hospitals.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? some of the healthcare and resources are permitted.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? parents can either, 1. try to change their child's sexuality. But, If the parents fail, then they have an option to try again and keep them, or "out" them.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? 0.8%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? 0.8%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? 1.2%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes, a lot
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? Yes.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? no, they will be ignored.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? no
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? no.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? none
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? currently none

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? none
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? none
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? none
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction?no
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? no
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? no
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? no
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? no
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? some of them
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? no

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) 85% Arabians, 10% Kurds, and 5% others.
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? two, Arabic, and Lor-Arabic
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? centre-right? Islamic Conservatism (Islamism)
What type of Government does your country have? A semi-constitutional monarchy
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? 2.1%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia

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[Cerespasia]

Your nation's name as you'd like it to appear on the index (usually does not include pretitle): Cerespasia
Your nation's current year: 19989 AT (In-universe equivalent to 2019)
Your nation's IC population: 14.5M (as of 19989 AT)
Would you like to receive a TG updating you when your nation has been scored?: No.
Please confirm your nation is primarily inhabited by humans.: Yes.
You may request a breakdown of your score via TG once it is processed. Note that any requests for breakdowns or additional information are only processed when the queue of submissions is empty.

Section One - Legally Enforcable Rights
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to marry or form civil unions with those of the same sex?: Yes, although it is in the minority.
2/ Are persons in same-sex relationships permitted to adopt or otherwise raise children? Yes.
3/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected by hate speech and general anti-discrimination legislation? Yes, though not through direct word from the Presidency.
4/ Do your nation's citizens have the right to withhold goods and/or services from LGBT+ people? No.
5/ Do citizens who are gender transitioning have the right to alter their legal name(s) and documents? If so, how difficult is this process? Approval from a Department of Healthcare representative and a certified medical professional is required before transitioning. Otherwise, altering their persons' legal name does not require approval from the aforementioned individuals.
6/ Are there large national and/or regional pro-LGBT+ groups within your nation? Yes, with the largest of which being the Popular Front for Sexual Freedom (PFSF).
7/ If yes, do these groups and the individuals associated with them have the right to free assembly and/or public protest? Yes.
8/ Do your nation's LGBT+ individuals and groups have the right to free speech both in person and online? Yes.
9/ Are your nation's LGBT+ citizens protected from discrimination in the workplace, during education, and while using public services? Yes.
10/ Are your nation's trans citizens specifically banned from participating in sporting activities based on their preferred gender identity? No.

Section Two - Government Stances on LGBT+ Issues
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are LGBT+ topics covered in your nation's education system? Please give details. Topics pertaining to the LGBTQ community are covered and sometimes discussed thoroughly, though lessons about such topics are not part of the Department of Education's national curriculum.
2/ Are LGBT+ voices taken into account when legislation is being developed and debated within your nation's legal system? Yes, although it is relatively in the minority.
3/ Does your nation take refugees from other countries who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual or gender identity? Yes, as the government's definition of persecuted refugees does encompass this to an extent.
4/ Does your nation's armed forces (or equivalent) allow LGBT+ people entry? Yes. Since August 19964, the CNArF has allowed members of the LGBTQ community to enlist, although the "Don't ask, don't tell" tenet still holds sway in many units in its branches.
5/ If yes, are they permitted to be open about their gender or sexual identity? Yes, although it is not recommended to do so, as their fellow soldiers or commanding officers may catch wind of their words and cause more problems later, hence "Don't ask, don't tell".
6/ Does your government recognise "X" or an equivalent non-binary gender identity on official documentation? Yes.
7/ Does your nation's legal system recognise the "trans panic" and/or "gay panic" defence(s) as valid? Both the National Police Agency and National Home Guard deems it valid, only to a small degree.
8/ Does your government allow pride flags to be flown alongside the national flag at official events and ceremonies? Yes, but only to a very small degree.
9/ Does your government allow discussion and debate of LGBT+ issues within its legislature? Yes.
10/ Does your government recognise LGBT+ charities as valid and allow tax-deductible donations? Depends on what the money gathered will be used for.

Section Three - Healthcare:
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Do your nation's LGBT+ citizens have access to specialist sexual health services? Yes.
2/ (If applicable) Which aspects of gender transition are covered by your nation's healthcare system? Hormone Therapy, Speech Therapy, Surgery.
3/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sexual reassignment surgery (SRS)? yes.
4/ Are your nation's trans citizens required to go through "real life experience" (RLE) before having access to treatment? No.
5/ Are your nation's citizens permitted to import their own medication for the purposes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Yes, though the Department of Healthcare does not recommend doing so.
6/ What your nation's age of majority when making decisions regarding HRT and SRS? 18-24.
7/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to puberty blockers? If so, from what age are they available? 18.
8/ Is pre and post-transition physical and mental healthcare available to your nation's trans citizens? Yes.
9/ Do your nation's trans citizens have access to other gender-affirming healthcare and resources? Yes.
10/ Are medical professionals or teaching staff required to "out" LGBT youth to their parents if they are below the age of majority? No.

Section Four - Societal Attitudes
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex marriage? As of 19989 AT, 35.7%
2/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support same-sex adoption? As of 19989 AT, 53.2%
3/ What percentage of your nation's citizens support peoples' right to transition? As of 19989 AT, 51.8%
4/ Is there a taboo or stigma surrounding the discussion of LGBT+ issues in your nation? Yes.
5/ Are LGBT+ citizens in your nation commonly subjected to discrimination online and/or in person? To an extent, yes.
6/ If pride parades or similar occur in your nation, are they met with counter-marches or other resistance? To an extent, no, since all LGBTQ protests will always be protected by a sizeable contingent of Provincial Police and/or National Home Guard personnel + equipment, and if need be, National Army Reserve (CNARES) units if things reach a boiling point. So, counter-marches are often met with Provincial Police or National Home Guard dispersion efforts.
7/ If applicable to your dialect(s), are your nation's citizens generally accepting of someone's pronouns when they transition? Yes.
8/ Are the major religious groups within your nation generally accepting of LGBT+ people and their lifestyles? Yes, with the largest of which being the Episcopacies of Eternia, Virton and Patuxent City.
9/ How prevalent are gender-neutral bathrooms/restrooms in your nation? Around 43.7% of all public restrooms have gender-neutral rooms.
10/ What are the opinions on LGBT+ issues from your nation's academia? Vocally supportive, surpassing that of the general population.

Section Five - Media and Political Representation
Expanding on answers past "yes/no" is appreciated where possible/applicable.
1/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, as a sizeable number of Cerespasian-born celebrities, media personalities and politicians are proud members of the LGBTQ community, though this is not without controversy.
2/ Are there prominent anti-LGBT+ media figures in your nation's news and entertainment sphere? If so, how popular are they? Yes, though they are mostly conservative/right-wing politicians and religious figures.
3/ Are there prominent LGBT+ role models for young people displayed in your nation's media? Yes, although it is in the minority.
4/ Are LGBT+ people able to see relatable characters in your nation's prominent works of fiction? Yes.
5/ Does support for LGBT+ people vary greatly depending on the region/state you live in? Do laws differ greatly? Yes, unfortunately.
6/ Do explicitly pro-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? No.
7/ Do explicitly anti-LGBT+ parties exist in your nation's political sphere? If so, what support do they have? Yes, their support comes from that of again, conservative, right-wing and avant-garde leaning people.
8/ Are there prominent politicians or public servants who are openly LGBT+? Yes, although it is in the minority.
9/ Are there prominent pro-LGBT+ voices within your nation's ruling party? Yes, although it is in the minortiy.
10/ Are LGBT+ people permitted to run for election or your nation's equivalent political process? Are they permitted to lead the nation? No.

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What is the approximate ethnic makeup of your nation? (in percentages) As of 19989 AT, 71.4% Cerespasian-Anglonians, 12.7 Cervo-Pasians, 5.3% Cerespasian-Briganes, 10.6 Any Other Ethnicity (AOE)
How many official languages are there in your nation? What are these? Anglian (Cerespasian Anglian), Cervian, Brigane, Native Ceripique languages.
What is the political position of your nation's ruling Government? Slight left-leaning Centrism.
What type of Government does your country have? Federal Republic
What percentage of the population is estimated to be LGBT+? As of 19989 AT, 32.6%
(OOC) Which real life nation would you describe yours as being most similar to? USA x Canada x Gigantic island nation between the Equator and Tropic of Cancer sitting in the middle of a multiversal ocean.

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Are you satisfied with this index? Hell yeah.
Any suggestions or comments on how to improve? Idek.