Research

Laws on Us: the image shows the cover of the 2024 report. The text reads: "Laws on Us- A global overview of legal progress and backtracking on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics". The ILGA World logo sits at the bottom right of the image
  • Legal mapping
  • Research

30 May 2024

Laws on Us: A global overview of legal progress and backtracking on SOGIESC

"Laws on Us" is a global overview of legal developments affecting our communities across the world on the grounds of SOGIESC

  • Research

19 February 2024

Accessing connection: Bridging the digital divide for LGBTI communities worldwide

Through a collection of data and testimonies, this report shows how disparities in digital access impact LGBTl people across the world

  • Legal mapping
  • Research

11 December 2023

Intersex Legal Mapping Report (2023)

The "Intersex Legal Mapping Report" offers a global survey on legal protections for people born with variations in sex characteristics

  • Legal mapping
  • Research

29 November 2023

Our identities under arrest (2023)

"Our Identities Under Arrest" explores the application of laws criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions

  • Research
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

28 June 2023

United Nations Treaty Bodies: References to SOGIESC — annual report 2020-2021

This report lists SOGIESC references that UN Treaty Bodies made during 2020 and 2021 in observations and recommendations to member States

  • Research
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

28 June 2023

United Nations Treaty Bodies: References to SOGIESC — annual report 2022

This report lists SOGIESC references that UN Treaty Bodies made during 2022 in observations and recommendations to member States

  • Legal mapping
  • Research

14 December 2021

Our identities under arrest (2021)

"Our Identities Under Arrest" explores the application of laws criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions

  • Legal mapping
  • Research

26 February 2020

Curbing deception – A world survey of legal restrictions of so-called ‘conversion therapies’

The pioneering ILGA World research on so-called ‘conversion therapies' is a global survey of legal restrictions to these dangerous practices

  • Legal mapping
  • Research

26 October 2019

State-Sponsored Homophobia report 2019

The “State-Sponsored Homophobia” report is a global survey of how laws affect people on the grounds of their sexual orientation that ILGA World published annually between 2007 and 2020