200 Years of LGBTQIA+ History

From Shadows to Pride — UK & Global Timeline

Source Record

State-Sponsored Homophobia Report

Why this source is used

ILGA report series tracking laws criminalising or protecting LGBTQ+ people globally.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did international law change LGBTQ+ rights? International law changed LGBTQ+ rights by challenging criminalisation, creating partnership recognition, protecting sexual orientation in constitutions and opening marriage equality. 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 International Decriminalisation and Recognition International LGBTQ+ legal change moved from decriminalisation rulings to partnership recognition, constitutional protection and marriage equality.

Source Status

Publisher
ILGA World
Type
organisation
Reliability
medium
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5 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://ilga.org/state-sponsored-homophobia-report/ Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://ilga.org/state-sponsored-homophobia-report/

Used by Topics

International Decriminalisation and Recognition Global SOGI Advocacy and Data

Used by Questions

How did international law change LGBTQ+ rights? How did global SOGI advocacy change LGBTQ+ rights?

Used by Timeline Events

2006 InternationalLegal

ILGA Publishes First 'State-Sponsored Homophobia' Report

ILGA published the inaugural edition of its State-Sponsored Homophobia report, authored by Daniel Ottosson. The report documented that 92 UN member states criminalised consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults, with several imposing the death penalty. The report became ILGA's flagship research publication, published annually or biennially with increasing detail. By 2024, the number of criminalising states had fallen to 60 — still roughly one-third of the world — and the report was relaunched under the title 'Laws on Us'.