Pro-Gay as well as Anti-Gay Speech in Schools

The 15 worst nations to be gay in Europe

Mostly post-Soviet states such as Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia are the least LGBTI-friendly in Europe

Azerbaijan is the least LGBTI-friendly nation in Europe, according to scores launched by a leading legal rights organisation.

It is predominantly post-Soviet states, such as Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia, which appear at the end of the rankings.

As the map from Statista shows, nations in eastern Europe have the most awful racking up on laws, policies and also practices affecting LGBTI areas, according to the ILGA's Rainbow Europe checklist.

After 4 years at the top of the Rainbow Europe checklist, the UK has been up to 3rd, a year after relocating to second.

The ILGA's Rainbow Europe list is an annual evaluation of 49 European nations, placed on a range in between 0 percent (countries with gross infractions of human rights as well as discrimination) as well as 100 percent (nations which lionize of civils rights and also complete equal rights).

Rainbow Europe rates the countries on the bais of regulations and also plans with a direct influence on LGBTI individuals's civils rights, under 6 categories: equal rights and non-discrimination; household; bias determined speech\/violence; lawful sex recognition; flexibility of assembly, association and expression; and also asylum.

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