Knowledge production

The shadow of a person with a hat looms in the dark, over a couple peacefully sleeping in their bed. The image reads "Our identities under arrest', and shows the ILGA World logo
  • Press releases & statements

30 November 2023

New report highlights severe spikes in arrests and prosecutions of LGBT and gender-diverse people in 2023

  • 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

  • Press releases & statements

20 November 2023

Trans Day of Remembrance 2023 joint statement: We mourn and call to end the violence

Each year, on 20 November, trans and gender-diverse people gather as a community to mourn our lost siblings

  • Legal mapping

21 March 2023

ILGA World Database

The ILGA World Database is a unique knowledge base on laws, human rights bodies, advocacy opportunities, and news related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues worldwide

  • 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

  • Podcast

18 November 2020

How laws and policies impact on trans persons’ lives

  • Legal mapping

26 October 2020

State-Sponsored Homophobia report – 2020 global legislation overview update

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

  • Legal mapping

1 September 2020

Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019

The third edition of ILGA World’s Trans Legal Mapping Report details the impact of laws and policies on trans persons in 143 UN member States

  • Legal mapping

27 June 2020

2019 map – sexual orientation laws in the world (20 languages)

The ILGA World 2019 map, in 20 languages, shows how laws criminalise, protect, or recognise people on the grounds of their sexual orientation