Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide

Legend

Criminalization / prosecution / discrimination
No existing legal measures
No documented cases
No appropriate data
Listed elsewhere due to differing state situation
CriminalizationProsecutionState-Sponsored Discrimination
Angola
  • Angola
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Angola
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Angola
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Argentina
  • Argentina
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only in parts of the country
Existing legal measures
  • Argentina
  • Prosecution
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Argentina
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Australia
  • Australia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Australia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Australia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijan
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Azerbaijan
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Azerbaijan
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Botswana
  • Botswana
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Botswana
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Botswana
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Brazil
  • Brazil
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Brazil
  • Prosecution
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Brazil
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Cook Islands
  • Cook Islands
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Cook Islands
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Cook Islands
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Colombia
  • Colombia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Colombia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Colombia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Croatia
  • Croatia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Croatia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Croatia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Cuba
  • Cuba
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Cuba
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Cuba
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Denmark
  • Denmark
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Denmark
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Denmark
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Ecuador
  • Ecuador
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Ecuador
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Ecuador
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Egypt
  • Egypt
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Egypt
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
Existing legal measures
  • Egypt
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
El Salvador
  • El Salvador
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • El Salvador
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • El Salvador
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
France
  • France
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only in parts of the country
Existing legal measures
  • France
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • France
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Fiji
  • Fiji
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Fiji
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Fiji
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Germany
  • Germany
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Germany
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Germany
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Hong Kong
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Hong Kong
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Hungary
  • Hungary
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Hungary
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Hungary
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Iceland
  • Iceland
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Iceland
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Iceland
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
India
  • India
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • India
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only under certain circumstances (see report)
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • India
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Ireland
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Ireland
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Italy
  • Italy
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
  • GRT/GRS, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Italy
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Italy
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Japan
  • Japan
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Japan
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Japan
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Kazakhstan
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Kazakhstan
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Kenya
  • Kenya
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Kenya
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Kenya
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Kiribati
  • Kiribati
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Kiribati
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Kiribati
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Macedonia
  • Macedonia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Macedonia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Macedonia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Mongolia
  • Mongolia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Mongolia
  • Prosecution
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Mongolia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Namibia
  • Namibia
  • Criminalization
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Namibia
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Namibia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Netherlands
  • Netherlands
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Netherlands
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Netherlands
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Nicaragua
  • Nicaragua
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Nicaragua
  • Prosecution
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Nicaragua
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Nigeria
  • Nigeria
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Nigeria
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
Existing legal measures
  • Nigeria
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Organizations
Existing legal measures
Papua New Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Prosecution
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Papua New Guinea
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Philippines
  • Philippines
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Philippines
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Philippines
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Poland
  • Poland
  • Criminalization
  • GRT/GRS, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Poland
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Poland
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Puerto Rico
  • Prosecution
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Puerto Rico
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Russia
  • Russia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Russia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Russia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Samoa
  • Samoa
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
Existing legal measures
  • Samoa
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Samoa
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Serbia
  • Serbia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Serbia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Serbia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Singapore
  • Singapore
  • Criminalization
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Singapore
  • Prosecution
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Singapore
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Slovakia
  • Slovakia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Slovakia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Slovakia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Slovenia
  • Slovenia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Slovenia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Slovenia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Criminalization
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Solomon Islands
  • Prosecution
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Solomon Islands
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
South Africa
  • South Africa
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • South Africa
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • South Africa
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
South Korea
  • South Korea
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • South Korea
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • South Korea
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Spain
  • Spain
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Spain
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Spain
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Sweden
  • Sweden
  • Criminalization
  • GRT/GRS, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Sweden
  • Prosecution
  • GRT/GRS, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Sweden
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Switzerland
  • Switzerland
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Switzerland
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Switzerland
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Thailand
  • Thailand
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Thailand
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Thailand
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Employment
Existing legal measures
Tokelau
  • Tokelau
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Tokelau
  • Prosecution
No appropriate data
  • Tokelau
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No appropriate data
Tonga
  • Tonga
  • Criminalization
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
Existing legal measures
  • Tonga
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Tonga
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Turkey
  • Turkey
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Turkey
  • Prosecution
  • So-called Cross-Dressing
  • Other
Existing legal measures
  • Turkey
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Organizations, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Uganda
  • Uganda
  • Criminalization
No appropriate data
  • Uganda
  • Prosecution
  • Other, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
  • Uganda
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases
Uzbekistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Uzbekistan
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Uzbekistan
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Organizations
Existing legal measures
Venezuela
  • Venezuela
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Venezuela
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Venezuela
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
  • Trans Events, only under certain circumstances (see report)
  • Trans Organizations, only under certain circumstances (see report)
Existing legal measures
Zambia
  • Zambia
  • Criminalization
No existing legal measures
  • Zambia
  • Prosecution
No documented cases
  • Zambia
  • State-Sponsored Discrimination
No documented cases