200 Years of LGBTQIA+ History

From Shadows to Pride — UK & Global Timeline

Source Record

Rainbow Map

Why this source is used

ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map legal and policy benchmarking tool.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did global SOGI advocacy change LGBTQ+ rights? It made LGBTQ+ rights visible through international principles, UN recognition, legal data, country rankings and global convenings. Read the topic guide Global SOGI Advocacy and Data Global SOGI advocacy combined UN resolutions, legal principles, data mapping and international convenings to make LGBTQ+ rights measurable and visible.

Source Status

Publisher
ILGA-Europe
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organisation
Reliability
medium
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3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/ Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/

Used by Topics

Global SOGI Advocacy and Data

Used by Questions

How did global SOGI advocacy change LGBTQ+ rights?

Used by Timeline Events

17 May 2009 InternationalLegal

ILGA-Europe Launches the Rainbow Europe Map

ILGA-Europe published the first Rainbow Europe Map, annually ranking 49 European countries on a 0–100% scale measuring legal and policy respect for LGBTQI+ human rights. Categories assessed include equality and non-discrimination, family rights, hate crime and hate speech protections, legal gender recognition, intersex bodily integrity, civil society space, and asylum. Published each year around 17 May (IDAHOBIT), the Rainbow Map has become a vital benchmarking tool. Malta has topped the ranking for ten consecutive years, while the UK dropped from first place in 2015 to 22nd, falling 40 percentage points from its peak of 86%.