Trackers

Country: United States

The ACLU tracks anti-LGBTQ legislation in U.S. state legislatures, categorizing bills by issues such as healthcare restrictions, school sports bans, and civil rights weakening. It provides a map and table to view bills by state, with statuses like introduced, advancing, passed into law, or defeated, and includes legal challenges. This resource is useful for advocates, policymakers, and individuals monitoring legislative attacks on LGBTQ rights.

Amnesty International's LGBTI Rights page provides an overview of the human rights violations faced by LGBTI people globally, including discrimination, violence, and criminalization. It explains key concepts such as gender identity, sexual orientation, and intersex variations, and highlights specific issues like legal gender recognition and the impact of COVID-19 on trans people in Asia. The page is useful for individuals seeking a general understanding of LGBTI rights issues and Amnesty's advocacy efforts.

Region: Asia

APTN is a trans-led organisation that advocates for the rights of trans and gender diverse people across Asia and the Pacific. It conducts research, advocacy, movement building, and public campaigning, and provides resources and news on issues such as legal gender recognition, violence, and health. The website includes a filterable database of resources and projects, useful for activists, policymakers, and researchers in the region.

Country: Canada

This tracker monitors anti-trans legislation and policy developments in Canada, providing updates and analysis on bills, legal risks, and related news. It covers federal and provincial jurisdictions, with plans to add an interactive map for browsing bills by region. The site is useful for advocates, researchers, and individuals tracking Canadian trans rights and legal threats.

Equaldex is a collaborative knowledge base that tracks LGBTQ+ rights and laws across countries and regions worldwide. It provides an Equality Index, legal and public opinion indexes, and detailed breakdowns of issues such as same-sex marriage, gender-affirming care, hate crime protections, and discrimination laws, with historical timelines and recent changes. It is useful for researchers, advocates, and travelers seeking up-to-date information on LGBTQ+ rights globally.

Region: Europe

ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association is a regional network that connects, strengthens, funds, and represents LGBTIQ+ organizations across the Western Balkans and Türkiye. It engages in advocacy, capacity building, research, public awareness, and international engagement, and publishes policy papers, reports, and guidelines on LGBTIQ+ rights and socio-economic inclusion. The website is useful for activists, civil society organizations, and researchers seeking regional data, resources, and opportunities for grants and training.

Country: United States

This tracker, maintained by Erin Reed, monitors anti-transgender legislation and related news, providing updates on bills, legal actions, and political developments. It includes a risk map and articles analyzing the impact of these policies. It is useful for activists, journalists, and researchers tracking threats to transgender rights.

Region: Europe

The website is a 404 error page from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), indicating that the requested page about LGBTIQ surveys could not be found. It provides general information about FRA, including its location in Vienna, contact details, and links to sections about the agency, EU Charter, and support resources. This page is not useful for tracking legislation or data, as it only offers navigation to other FRA content.

GATE is a global organization founded in 2009 that works towards justice and equality for trans and gender diverse communities. It focuses on human rights, health, and movement building, and provides a knowledge portal, emergency funding, and support for community-led initiatives. The website is useful for activists, researchers, and stakeholders seeking information on global trans advocacy, resources, and events.

The Human Dignity Trust tracks countries that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, reporting that 66 jurisdictions do so, with 42 criminalizing women and 9 imposing the death penalty. It provides a map of criminalizing countries, country information, and legal resources, and documents its impact through legal victories and cases filed. The tracker is useful for activists, legal professionals, and researchers monitoring global LGBT+ rights and decriminalization efforts.

Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights program documents and exposes abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity worldwide, including torture, killings, arrests, discrimination, and denial of family rights. It publishes reports, news releases, and commentary, and advocates for protective laws and policies. The site is useful for researchers, activists, and policymakers seeking evidence-based information on LGBT rights violations and advocacy.

Region: Asia

ILGA Asia is a regional network of 204 LGBTIQ+ member organizations across 41 countries in Asia, working to advance LGBTIQ rights through advocacy, campaigns, and community support. The website provides news, publications, and resources on issues such as legal reforms, anti-discrimination protections, and human rights violations, and is useful for activists, researchers, and policymakers tracking LGBTIQ rights in Asia.

Region: Latin America & Caribbean

This is the website of Fundación Igualdad, an Argentine LGBTIQ+ organization that promotes equality and non-discrimination through activism, memory, justice, and truth. It features news on LGBTIQ+ rights issues, awards, projects, and a consultative council, and is useful for activists, researchers, and community members interested in LGBTIQ+ rights in Argentina and Latin America.

ILGA World is a global federation of over 2,300 member organizations from 170 countries campaigning for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people since 1978. The website provides resources such as reports, advocacy toolkits, and guides, and supports grassroots movements through advocacy and research projects. It is useful for activists, researchers, and policymakers seeking global LGBTI rights information and advocacy tools.

Region: Europe

The ILGA-Europe Annual Review page currently returns a 404 error, indicating the specific tracker page is not accessible. No information about the tracker's content or functionality is available from this text.

Region: Europe

The ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, scoring them from 0-100%. It is supported by an Annual Review with qualitative data, verified by over 250 experts. The tracker provides interactive maps, bar charts, category breakdowns, and downloadable data, useful for policymakers, activists, and researchers monitoring LGBTI rights in Europe.

Country: United States

The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 LGBTQ-related laws and policies across all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five populated territories. It provides interactive maps and a state data table showing policy scores for sexual orientation, gender identity, and overall equality, updated in real time as legislation changes. This resource is useful for advocates, policymakers, and researchers seeking a comprehensive state-by-state comparison of LGBTQ legal protections.

Region: Europe

This website presents hate crime data and information submitted by the 57 OSCE participating States, alongside incidents from civil society and international organizations. It includes annual reports from 2009 onwards and a database of nearly 33,000 hate incidents reported by civil society since 2016, with options to review, filter, and export data. It is useful for policymakers, researchers, and advocates seeking to understand and address hate crime across the OSCE region.

Outright International documents and amplifies human rights violations against LGBTIQ people globally, working with partners to strengthen advocacy and influence laws and policies. The site provides country and regional overviews, reports, and insights on issues like violence, discrimination, and legal challenges. It is useful for activists, researchers, and policymakers seeking international LGBTIQ rights data and advocacy resources.

Region: Africa

Pan Africa ILGA is a federation of over 300 LGBTIQ+ organizations across 54 African countries, founded in 2007 and registered as an NPO in South Africa in 2015. It works through four strategic pillars: movement building, advocacy and legal reform, engagement with human rights mechanisms, and research and capacity building. The website provides information on its programs, milestones, and news, useful for activists, researchers, and policymakers tracking LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa.

The TGEU Trans Rights Map is an interactive online tool that visualizes the legal and social situation of trans people across Europe and Central Asia. It tracks key areas such as legal gender recognition, healthcare access, asylum policies, and protection against discrimination and hate crimes. The map is useful for activists, policymakers, researchers, and journalists seeking a comparative overview of trans rights in the region.

Country: United States

This tracker monitors anti-trans legislation proposed in the United States in 2023, using data from the Legiscan API. It provides a filterable database by state, bill type, and status, showing bills pending, signed into law, or prevented from advancing. It is useful for advocates, journalists, and researchers tracking legislative threats to trans rights.

Country: United States

This tracker monitors state-level anti-trans legislation across the US, providing a searchable database of bills with filters by state, status, and progress. It also identifies relevant representatives to contact and offers guidance on how to voice concerns. Useful for activists and individuals seeking to engage with lawmakers on trans rights issues.

Region: North America · United States

The Trans Legislation Tracker monitors and catalogs anti-transgender legislation introduced in U.S. state legislatures, including bills targeting healthcare, sports, bathrooms, and legal recognition. It provides a searchable database and state-by-state summaries, updated regularly, and is useful for advocates, journalists, and researchers tracking legislative threats.

Trans Murder Monitoring is a research project by TGEU that tracks the murders of trans and gender diverse people globally. This project has been active since 2009.

Country: United Kingdom

The Trans Safety Network is a UK-based organization that publishes investigative reports and statements on issues affecting trans safety, including NHS policies, research plans, and safeguarding concerns. The website features articles and updates on these topics, and is useful for advocates, researchers, and policymakers monitoring trans safety in the UK.

Country: United States

The Williams Institute is a think tank at UCLA Law that conducts independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. It publishes reports, amicus briefs, and data interactives on topics such as transgender experiences with the criminal legal system, police stops, federal data collection, and suicide rates. The research is intended to inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions affecting the LGBT community, and is useful for policymakers, advocates, and researchers.