Where in Europe are LGBTQ Rights Improving?

[@harveythrondsen9354]

I’m from Azerbaijan. And I’m gay. Although we have a lot of gays among singers and even among the politicians, there are almost no legislation for LGBTQ+ rights. The society is very homophobic. Though newer generations are less likely to be so. That’s something. Now, there have been a lot of progress in the rights of women and companies are trying hard to fight discrimination against women. And I hope the same trend will be followed in terms of our rights.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I hope for the same my friend! Thank you for sharing! 🙏🏻

[@bibiana761]

The same in Italy the people are very homophobic, the people dont says nothing but many time boicott the gay people.

[@helioslegigantosaure6939]

And against minority christian ?

[@munchermuncher7663]

Do you like arméniens?

[@ozn3308]

Of bi de Türkiyedeki insanların düşüncelerini duysanız… gerçekten o kadar nefret dolu bir ülke ki burası

[@TheGayDefender]

Iceland and Denmark at the very best of all when public opinion is also taken into consideration. Loved the video!

[@AnnaDinna-vr6vo]

Yes!!!!!

[@imperiumgraecum9126]

Greece in 2024: RETVRN TO TRADITION 🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈

[@CMFZ_Jax]

That’d have to include more than just gay tho, ancient Greeks didn’t stop for nothing, nothing wasn’t done there It didn’t matter what you were, you were just part of it. You understand me? We talking the dirt you walk on, your grandmas ashes, your cat, your 6 year old daughter When it came to being horny Ancient Greece only cared if you were the top or the bottom nothing else mattered Speaking generalized with much exaggeration tho tbf

[@katzgar]

love the idea of nude Olympics

[@linklink3069]

I live in Greece, and I can confirm that it is really weird here rn for queer folks. In my experience living in athens as a gender-nonconforming agender person, most people don't really care, because generally in my age (mid-late teenage years) there are a lot of queer folks, especially in art spaces like music schools, art schools, graphic design schools etc.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

That is really awesome to hear that the younger generation feels free enough to be themselves! My impression of Greece is that laws are quite ahead of the mindsets of most of the population over the age of 30, and that many young men want to appear alpha by support Russia, orthodox, traditional crap even though religion is literally a fairytale, the priests wear dresses, and going to church is basically cosplay but filled with hate instead of fun. It’s like an anime con gone bad. 😆 I love Greece! I have been to Athens, Aegina Island, Sparti, Thebes, and Corinth. I enjoyed my time and personally could feel a huge divide people modern educated young people, and older less educated religious people and young males trying to be edgy. At least that was my impression.

[@SyrmaTisDei]

Hello! Closeted Trans guy here. It is really difficult with older folks, however it is true that our generation is more friendly than ever, with even the more conservative mates of mine being more against Pride than LGBTQ people ourselves. However there are still plenty of instances of Hate crimes, which we need to put an end to.

[@proxima8219]

As a lesbian in Russia, I'm happy that at least some places in the world are evolving, I'm happy for all the people whose lives were made better by the changes even though my own country severely lacks them :')

[@Aadrian7]

I'm really sorry about your experience in Moldova. We are trying our best in the broader Romanian-speaking world to become less homophobic and, at least online, things have become a lot more LGBTQ+ friendly in a pretty short amount of time. Unfortunately, it will take some time before our generation gets a hold of any sort of political power, but things are still improving within the broader culture; we are not going backwards like, say, Russia.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Makes me extremely happy to read this, and thank you for the kind words. I personally have always had a wonderful time in Romania proper and while Romania still has a long way to come, it is miles ahead of Russia. I think that in the years to come if Moldova gets even closer to Romania politically (or even joins them as they maybe should) Moldova could become a lot better of a place in time. Knowing that things are trending in the right direction across much of the broader Romanian speaking world is so encouraging to hear.

[@QueenieCrownmore]

I had a trans friend from Romania who got assaulted by a group of Russian hooligans in Moldova and the police did not even try to find the attackers. I would not risk visiting Moldova and I am very sorry about the traumatic experience you had. It is difficult to imagine them in the EU unless they fundamentally change just about every aspect of their society. It is based in misogyny, corruption, and extreme xenophobia.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I’m so sorry to hear about your friend! That is heartbreaking. I hope that she ended up being alright. Angers me to think that justice was never served. I agree with all you said, Moldova seems about 100 years in social development behind what should be required for EU membership. It is a very dark and oppressive place.

[@maxime234_g]

Im from Republic of Moldova too and yeah i think im lucky that im just gay and not trans, i was attacked by many homophobes bcs of this "men of God" in our country its sad ik. Stay strong!!

[@Pidalin]

Russians for some reason absolutelly hate everyone who is just slightly different or weird, it's not only about beying gay, you can be their target pretty much for no reason. Some people say that it was actually better during communism for not straight people and women. I am Czech, this problem is not such a big problem here, but even here, there is still plenty of people (especially in small towns and villages) who could even physically attack you just for beying "weird." I am not gay, but I was always weird, I don't like alcohol, I don't smoke, I don't want car, I don't like football and fish hunting, so you don't even have to be gay to be target of these people.

[@maxime234_g]

@@Pidalin that doesn't sound good i hope you're ok

[@Pidalin]

@@maxime234_g Ofcourse I am good, I just wanted to say that you don't have to be gay to be target of these people, fortunatelly, I don't have such crazy people around me now, but I knew some of them in the past.

[@bonami.]

I am from Turkey. I am aroace. Even tho being aroace isn't against my religion, people are still aggressive towards me for being aroace. My society is strongly against LGBTQIA, however younger generations have been fighting against this ideology. We do have a popular trans singer tho, Bulent Ersoy lmfao.

[@CherryPascalle]

I volunteered for Cologne Pride last Sunday and I'll do it again next year. I want future generations to see that I stood up for human rights! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

That is incredible! Very happy to hear this. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☺️

[@kostasveronis5882]

Hi there Greek here. About the public opinion in Greece. Its all about religion here, Greece is 99% Christian orthodox country and the religious matter dominant in almost all aspects of your life. Why? Because they didn't separate the state the government with the church! So the heads of the church can interfering in laws , thats the issue. Of course younger generations don't give a shit about religious matters and we just ignore this middle age tactic and many people in the government they fight to separate this awful clan from the state

[@FatimaIslamabad]

Europe is a beacon of freedom to a dark world. ❤

[@RobsonCruz51]

Except for Italy and some eastern countries;

[@Blazearrow]

I thought that was Oceania

[@RobsonCruz51]

@@DeuDeoEgo is the less gay friendly country in Western Europe and incredibly racist, especially in the north (much more than in Scandinavia, Germany and Austria, although I expected the opposite). Of course,, according to my own experience in the two cases.

[@Fr4ctalR6]

​@@RobsonCruz51nah man people are more racist and homophobic in the south, i live in Milan and i can tell you it's not that bad here, at least not in Lombardy y'know?

[@Slavic-arrows]

From Polska 🇵🇱 I wish every queer person the best, and I hope your country improves on its rights wherever you are

[@Pro-j4q]

We LGBTQ need that improvement ! Especially now as there is a big danger from extreme left, extreme right and conservative religious groups like christians and muslims. CSD parades should be much more about rights, about social affairs and about gay marriage and love than about sex. But they should of course stay happy events :) 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧

[@HelloHi-g2u]

Waking up to the notification for this video made my day! 😍 Glad to see so many countries trending in the right direction.

[@KateeAngel]

Not here in Russia. Though it is mostly the government and old people. Young people in cities are relatively progressive. But as long as the people in power keep pushing their insane policy, people like me will be forced to keep silent

[@feenymphee]

I think gay rights and trans rights should be 2 different numbers

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Maybe it would be useful to still have a combined score, but to also 2 specific scores so people can easily check out what is most relevant to them! That is a good idea! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@feenymphee]

@@QueerKingdomOfficialyes💗

[@kiyoinaa]

@@QueerKingdomOfficiali think public view of homosexuality is improving a lot, but transphobia is still so high everywhere...

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes I agree 😞💯 It is very sad and also sad how many LGB people are turning their backs on trans and non binary people.

[@markuserikssen]

Interesting statistics. Very shocking to hear what happend to both of you in Moldova. I definitely don't want to go there now. I wanted to add a few other thoughts: - Regarding Iceland, it's great to see their score going up. It's definitely one of the best countries for LGBT+ people. I can confirm that as I was living there up until quite recently. However, looking beyond statistics, the hate against the community definitely is increasing. You can read this in any Icelandic newspaper lately and my Icelandic friends (including straight people) say the same. This is partly due to the rapid increase of immigrants from certain countries. - As someone who's from The Netherlands, I feel like our country is going backwards. The Rainbox Map also shows that. In 2014, we had a score of 69.90% and now it's only 58.95%. Beyond statistics, it's easy to notice that the sentiment is going backwards. There is definitely an increase of hate against certain groups within the LGBT+ community. The hate on social media is shocking, and platforms like X (Twitter) don't do anything about it in The Netherlands. I also hear more people around me saying that they are tired of the rainbow flags being pushed into their faces everywhere. In some regions, regional governments are not supporting LGBT+ initiatives anymore, which they did for many years before. Up until a few years ago, I thought we were a tolerant and accepting country, but things are not heading in the right direction. I hope we can flip this around and make progress again.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Thank you for sharing all of this, I have also noticed some really terrible and shocking trends in public opinion even in the most accepting countries, driven in large part as you say by certain groups of immigrants and also by the political parties against the arrival of these same immigrants. We are truly under attack from both sides. Things are not going in the right direction in much of the world especially in terms of public opinion and and I hope we can turn things around soon, that is what I’m working towards and I’m glad you are here Mark contributing you thoughts and experiences. It won’t be easy but I do believe we can rise above the challenges, just like we have done before, but it will take a lot of fighting disinformation + not being bullied back into the closet where we will certainly be erased for good. The fight for full equality and acceptance is a multi generational one and it’s our responsibility to keep up the good fight.

[@thomasgatti]

I'm Maltese (1st place in Europe) and let me tell you, the mentality lags so far behind the laws it's crazy. You should be careful about what you wear here especially at night. Usually people are all bark and no bite but at night you must be more careful. Malta doesn't feel like it is a 1st place country and I'm eventually going to move out to another country (not mainly for LGBT related reasons)

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes, despite Malta being number 1 for LGBT laws, they are not even in the top 30 for public opinion!

[@thomasgatti]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial that makes sense haha. Didn't know that statistics tbh

[@Jazzisa311]

It seems to me that the war in Ukraine has had some positive effects on LGBT+ rights in European countries, as many former Sovjet-countries want to be moving closer to the EU and further away from Russian "morality".

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes, especially in places like the 3 Baltics countries and Poland. In Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary however, things are likely getting worse because of the war as they move closer to Russia. So it is a mixed bag, but is definitely leading certain countries to improve!

[@BestSpatula]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial I think after Russia loses their war in Ukraine, we will see Ukraine rise quickly on your list 💙

[@capybarinya]

and in Russia, things are backwards. Some dudes in goverment literally sugesting to ban education for women. I think I don't really have to mention that LGBTQ+ is considered as a terrorist "organisation". I hope I can escape this shit

[@mofik26]

true but also the war caused further anti-lgbt laws in Russia as well.

[@TyrellWhitney-h3x]

3:45 I was actually a bit surprised to see Monaco and Liechtenstein have such a low score on this map, even though they are rich and are located right at the heart of Western Europe. Great video by the way 👍

[@Cavi587]

Poland is getting better now when it comes to LGBTQ right and acceptance. We still have a long way to go, but out current government, while not ideal in many areas, is a lot more open when it comes to LGBTQ rights. There are meny promises they haven't delivered on yet, and I am starting to lose hope, but the last government was so anti-LGBTQ that it is still genuinely better, but like I said, still a lot more work to do.

[@witherwolf3316]

As an American, it's reassuring to know that some countries across the pond are working to make themselves as welcoming as possible to LGBTQ+ people. I wish I could say the same over here but it is getting really scary. Like 1933 Scary. I feel a sort of duty to try and stay here and fight for LGBTQ+ rights in this country. Like it's my responsibility to change this country for the positive, but it just feels so impossible sometimes. And while I hope we're able to avoid another age of devastation, there's just so much hate here. It's really hard to stay positive when everywhere you look your society seems to be moving backwards. It's only going to get worse. But maybe after we can help make it better again. You're all an inspiration keeping me semi-sane over here. Stay safe.

[@riclnun]

Don´t vote Trump!

[@jasonhernandez619]

Yes, staying to fight for improvement is necessary. If we all moved to more accepting places, the non accepting places would feel free to become more non accepting.

[@NoxAtlas]

I'm from Germany and so happy that the self ID law was passed. I sent my registration yesterday and have to wait three months until I can legally change my name and gender in my documents. This all wouldn't have been possible if the CDU was still the governing party.

[@ilanarhian]

The CDU kept so many things back. I’m afraid they will win again next time and I definitely am not happy about that. I’m against a „Christian“ party being in power anyway

[@marianocondrache989]

I love LGBT! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Wow!!! 😍 Thank you friend for the support, it means more to me than you may know, thank you. 🤩🏳️‍🌈

[@marianocondrache989]

My pleasure ​@@QueerKingdomOfficial

[@ThatBernie]

woohoo, i've been looking forward to this video! despite the difficulties, we keep marching forward!!!

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes we do! 😁💯🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@peterstamatiou4530]

So proud to see the progress my country has achieved🇬🇷Όταν λέμε Ελευθερία η θάνατος εννοούμε Ελευθερία για ΌΛΟΥΣ🙏

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes, Greece is really becoming a leader in the region. I know it’s difficult as Russia is targeting Greece extra hard with nasty orthodox propaganda, but the Greek government has been incredible and is standing firm for freedom. I visited Greece last year and hopefully will have the chance to again soon. Best country in the region, Cyprus is great too.

[@George-2115]

Good things are also happening in Poland, but only since the election of 6 months ago. They are working to introduce Civil unions and have established anti-hate laws.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I am REALLY hoping that the civil union laws goes ahead, I have such high hopes for Poland and love the country so much, it was just tragic to see how the PiS and other right wing groups tried to destroy Poland over the past decade. But now I have hope again for Poland. ❤️

[@ocet-winny5867]

still no one in the parliament is talking about how we have to sue our parents in court just to have a chance of legally transitioning Also if the parents are unsupportive, they can drag the process out for many years

[@maxime234_g]

I see finally some change in my country Republic of Moldova about LGBTQlA community but its still so religios that im very scared as a gay by this "all lovely" and "all forgiveful" people that call themselfs "Christians" ...

[@AnnaDinna-vr6vo]

I love your balance of positive and negative developments QK ❤️

[@LovleyTreasure]

I have really been looking forward to this one! ❤❤❤

[@aaron-v5r8e]

I am not LGBT but i side with humans right inc your people & this danger in US is project 2025

[@JimiReader]

I think Russia was allowed LGBTQ in the late 19th century. Author and critic Konstantin Leontiev was bisexual and one of the most famous couples in the late 19th century Russian literary world were the lesbians Anna Yevreinova (a lawyer) and Maria Feodorova (an author). Another notable Russian lesbian couple were poetess Polyxena Solovyova and Natalia Manaseina. Other notables included poet Alexei Apukhtin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, conservative author and publisher Prince Vladimir Meshchersky, Sergei Diaghilev, who had an affair with his cousin Dmitry Filosofov and after the breakup with Vaslav Nijinsky. Mikhail Kuzmin's novel Wings (1906) became one of the first "coming out" stories to have a happy ending and his private journals provide a detailed view of a gay subculture, involving men of all classes.

[@brodericksiz625]

From my understanding they didn't have a legal apparatus for the treatment of lgbtq+ people, neither in bad nor in good, but society was still extremely homophobic. Reminder that composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky was gay and married a woman to maintain a "respectable" facade. He was never allowed to be public with whom he actually loved.

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

Russia 🐻hates Humanism and is wary of LGBT by proxy. It is like how we don't like military themed youth groups...

[@theredcommander2516]

Yeah... sorry for your experience in Moldova. I live here since I was born and its truly such an awful country. I am gay and an atheist, so I feel like if I tell my parents that, its just so over for me, I guess its better to stay quiet till I can be on my own and leave this country for good. I've heard from so many people nearly in any other place its just like a whole new world, Moldova has a lot of things to improve and its going to take lot of time and lots of changes in peoples minds to make it into EU.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Thank you friend, and I am sorry that you are in the situation you are in. I agree, it is definitely wise to keep it secret until you are on your own, have your own place, your own money, and maybe even until you have the country. I hope that you are able to find a free and happy life, I have a feeling it will be decades until Moldova improves very much, unfortunately, but I do wish you the best. And we have your back here. We will be your family. 💪🏻🏳️‍🌈❤️

[@theredcommander2516]

♥

[@QueenieCrownmore]

The world seems like it is all darkness but so much light is still shining through. So grateful for Europe and the way so many country’s in this part of the world protect us when so much of the world attempts to erase us.

[@lexibroadbent1467]

I generally love the baltics ❤ I think the increase in LGBTIQ+ rights is in part due to their rapid move to the west. Some associate the lack of LGBTIQ+ freedom with the lack of freedom they had when occupied by the USSR. While Lithuania, Latvia (and Estonia even more so) try to catch up with the west, the LGBTIQ+ rights in America, England, Denmark, Norway, Finland (all developed western countries, some like Finland with influence over the Baltics) become something to work towards.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

💯❤️

[@redbepis4600]

Being under Russian occupation and forced into soviet social conservatism will do that to you. Glad they are recovering

[@HXSKlmfao]

the juxtaposition from Finland to Russia is insane

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

💯

[@bjornruskiler]

ICELAND FOR THE WIN (AS ALWAYS) :D

[@ruskilerdoitnow]

This is the exact video I was trying to find, I am very curious about this subject. You just got a new subscriber!

[@maxine1699]

Russia was one of the easiest to transition to in the whole world. The governmental and private teams of doctors were top tier. However, right now it's all banned. At least the status of the ones who did legally transitioned was not touched.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

It is crazy how much poopy Putin has ruined, before him Russia seemed like it was on track to eventually become a decent country. I’m glad that those who already transitioned are not being touched, but I bet it is terrifying knowing how the situation could deteriorate further any day.

[@valm9462]

Thank you for the heads up for Moldova! Travel plans cancelled. Also found some replacements here too! sweet! :)

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

You’re super welcome, always glad to be of help. Hope that wherever you pick will be an incredible time! 😊

[@lavender7]

Even people who aren't part of the LGBTQ probably shouldn't go to Moldova. It's basically a worse Romania, so if you want to visit Moldova for tourism, just go to Romania instead, you won't miss anything besides misery. Unless you have a really good reason to go there, just stay away from Moldova.

[@PolybiusCypher]

I come from Canada but moved to Germany and I was hit with both a wave of hatred of me being a foreigner and then another wave of hatred for being LGBT (or, what they assumed my sexuality is. Most of them assumed I was lesbian and they’re very wrong). I live in the capital, Berlin and I haven’t been very accepted. It’s very upsetting.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I’m extremely sorry to hear this. All of the previously East German areas, including large parts of Berlin, are still to this day FAR more socially backwards, religious, and anti liberal western values than cities are in the previous areas of West Germany. I hope that you are able to move some place where you feel accepted, safe, and comfortable. In Germany I would recommend cities like Hamburg and Munich, but perhaps cities in nearby countries like Copenhagen, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Oslo, Stockholm, Zurich, Geneva, or Vienna would be better than Berlin. The AfD is rising fast in Berlin and I would not be surprised if the city becomes increasingly hostile to our community. All of this on top of it being a generally unfriendly city compared to other cities in the region. Whatever you decide I wish you the best and am sorry for your negative experiences. Hang in there. ❤️‍🩹

[@kostasveronis5882]

Same problem here, and imagine I don't live in the capital but in a smaller city of Frankfurt

[@RandomThingsEn]

because of this video im sure im gonna travel to Greece soon!

[@kostasveronis5882]

You are welcome to Greece ❤

[@ShiShuShuShi]

Some expected and very surprising countries here!

[@valeriademontmartre]

LATVIA MENTIONED, RAHHH! 🇱🇻🏳️‍🌈 I am hoping that soon we will follow our Baltic neighbour and reach full marriage equality. The new president somewhat improved the image of queer people amongst the conservative population in Latvia (at least here, in Rīga), since he is way more open and honest than our previous president. There's still plenty of hate to go around, but now my home feels a bit safer :)

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I’m so happy to hear that this is how things feel to a local! I stayed in Riga for 1 full month this spring and LOVED it. The Baltics are quickly becoming tied with the Nordics as my favorite region in all of Europe. Incredible countries. I am so proud of the progress Latvia has already made in the last 2 years and I have good feeling things will keep getting better. 🏳️‍🌈🇱🇻

[@valeriademontmartre]

@QueerKingdomOfficial I am really happy to know that we will get more nice, fun tourists! Go to "Skapis" (in Latvian it means "Closet"), it's a somewhat new queer club and on a Friday night you will see a lot of drag performers out and about in there! And the location is great. Thanks for the good words about us :) 🇱🇻💜

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Ohhhh awesome! Thank you for the recommendation! 😄

[@statsguy1446]

What is the data behind this ranking? I'm largely sceptical about Czechia being behind Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia. These countries are famously hostile towards queer people both politically and socially. Czechia even has partnerships with equal rights to marriages now (unfortunately due to linguistics not called the same).

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Hello! Thank you for the comment! Actually the video (try’s to) make it extremely clear where the data is from and what it measures. I do not want to type it all out after saying it in the video so I will be brief. 1. The data used is from ILGA-Europe. 2. It measures LGBTQ rights across 75 categories and in my opinion weights some categories more highly than others to a degree where I disagree with some of the their findings. 3. This video clearly states that public opinion is not taken into consideration by the primary source, and that I will make a separate video about public opinion. I completely agree that Czechia is miles ahead of the other countries you mentioned and I make it clear that public opinion should be a factor in this data and that this list looks at issues across a wide spectrum far beyond marriage equality, transition etc. Perhaps one day I will make my own (better) ranking system as the NGOs like the one’s I use for my data collection seem to weight different things in an illogical way. But for now, I report of the data that is available from the most reputable and cited sources, and try to provide caveats for most countries I discuss where needed in order to provide more context when the numbers don’t seem to add up. I address some of these confusing stats when discussing Switzerland and Liechtenstein and explain their relatively low scores and the limitations of ILGA-Europe’s mythology. I hope this all makes sense. I’m at the beach and typing this as quick as I can. :)

[@statsguy1446]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial thanks for clarifying. Please do make your own ranking this list doesn't do Czechia justice. It's not just public opinion tho it's a legislative issue as well since Czechia has civil unions unlike those countries ranked higher heck they even have constitutional limit on marriages being strictly only for man and woman. I don't understand these percentages at all and it makes me honestly pretty sad that our pursuit of equality in this country isn't appreciated enough.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Also, because it happened after the start of the year, the expansion of rights included in civil unions in Czechia is not reflected in the data and will be next year. So I’m sure in the 2025 addition we will at least see some upward movement there! But yes don’t worry, I will do Czechia a solid and make sure that when I talk about it, I accurately represent the progress that has been made and highlight how much further along it is developmentally than many of its backwards neighbors. I love Czechia, have been many times, and I look forward to making a better ranking system in the future since sometimes ILGA Europe and Equaldex don’t reflect the situation on the ground in many countries.

[@takhirkikot]

​@@statsguy1446 not to whitewash or anything but rather to remain factual (than emotional), Hungary, for instance, has had same-sex registered partnership since 2009. It doesn't mean that it's not homophobic and especially transphobic (you cannot legally change your gender at all right now), but we have to understand that ILGA only measures laws and all kinds of legislations that aim to protect and grant LGBTQ+ people the same rights. It doesn't include public opinions whatsoever. That is why you can see that Montenegro ranks higher than the Netherlands (which is bonkers), Hungary is higher than Czechia and Switzerland is below Croatia. UPD: I just checked the rating, and this year Montenegro is lower than the Netherlends, but in 2022 and 2023 it scored higher.

[@statsguy1446]

@@takhirkikot Ok but that doesn't explain the percentages at all since in Czechia you have both registered partnerships and legalized gender reassignment unlike in Hungary. It just seems like the ranking is all over the place and isn't thought through much.

[@Uraim]

oh my lords serbia gained 3% :O It became better :O (I'm a trans girl from Serbia :> )

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Does it feel any better than 4 years ago? 😊

[@Uraim]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial i dont know i was questioning 4years ago

[@archive3339]

can we talk about the uk losing points, i hate this country, early 2000s to like 2014 ish we were supposedly one of the most progressive countries in europe on LGBTQ rights now look at us (edit oops you even made a video on it already haha)

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yeah! 😅 It’s sad, if you watched that other video then you can see that it literally lost more points than any other country in Europe over the last 4 years. Incredibly sad. I used to LOVE the UK but now I am mostly just sad when I think about what it has become. Same with the US in many ways.

[@archive3339]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial yes its very sad, its even worse that labour are not even promising to make it better for us trans folk over the coming years, unless we can push them to change their minds, there are many in the party that support us, its just pushing them to actually fight for us instead of just accepting the party line

[@moif_velocita]

Denmark is good for Gay and Trans people, but Intersex people still have no legal recognition

[@alexenchanter92]

Wow, what a video! This is great information. I’ll add Iceland on my list of places to explore. Hopefully the country is friendly towards African Americans. I’d like to find out which folks got the locals of Spain riled up against outsiders. I already have a “wild” guess though…

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, Iceland has a reputation for being extremely open and welcoming to people of all backgrounds, I am absolutely sure you will have a spectacular, relaxing, and exciting time when you get around to visiting! The locals are lovely to everyone who respects their land/nature. As for Spain, actually American tourists make up a super small percentage of tourism in the country and it’s mostly people from the UK, Germany, France, and Scandinavia. I think it’s mostly the British and German tourists they are most xenophobic towards. But these days I don’t think tourists from any country or any ethnic background are all that welcome in Spain ‘a major tourist cities like Barcelona, Malaga, Seville etc. Best to pick a country that actually values the money, time, and effort you are giving it.

[@Jalmaan]

I don't think Malta should be allowed to be number 1 for lgbtq rights when they've fully banned abortion

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

Abortion isn't to do with Lgbtq+ tho, it can affect queer people but the main target is those who can get pregnant. Its a terrible policy banning abortion but it isn't in the ballpark of Lgbtq+.

[@radosawmarkowski5379]

I’ll give you some update on Poland because I observe polish politics and I live here: In February 2024 Warsaw Administrative Court repealed the last one “LGBT free zone” in Poland And this week project of law that introduces civic partnerships was officially announced as a governmental project and will be discussed in parliament in Autumn

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Excellent news! Thank you for this update! 💯💯💯

[@blackholeguy1529]

damn this guys kingdom is kinda queer 10/10 thank you for your service

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

😂💯

[@pinacolada8921]

Thank you for spreading light in these dark times❤🏳️‍🌈 Just when I thought a lot more countries are going backwards for lgbtq people☀️🌈

[@Ahh12828]

Hey I’m really sorry to hear what happened to you in Moldova I’m Moldovan myself (currently living in Belgium) And it’s genuinely disgusting how they treated you im trans (I’m not 100% sure I’m still trying to figure that out) I hope that in the future Moldova is going to become more friendly towards lgbtq+ people anyways take care

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Thank you for the sweet and kind words, they mean a lot. 😊 And I am happy to hear you are living in Belgium, definitely a step above Moldova in terms of freedom/acceptance. Figuring yourself out is a beautiful life long journey so never feel like it needs to be rushed or that you have to have a certain label to be welcome here, and thank you again for your comment. ❤️

[@Treesandbeer]

What a lovely video to wake up to!

[@davrosdarlek7058]

I'm Polish. Progress may be slow, but it's happening. Do it too fast and you will only get more reactionaries. Focus on economic prosperiry and fewer people will care.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

That is a good point, I have also noticed that usually poor and undeveloped countries are most homophobic with only some exceptions to this rule. I’m glad that progress in Poland is happening but it definitely is slow. Hopefully Poland’s economy will keep growing and that it will make Poland a more socially advanced and pro western country. I have high hopes for Poland. 🇵🇱❤️🏳️‍🌈

[@silly.squirrelOwO]

Im gay

[@Laquishalamorre]

Dis information be moi useful broda! Enjoyin in much

[@cluelessmango768]

My country is regressing 🙃 Luckily the people are very accepting (compared to most countries), but the issue of immigration caused many people to vote on our equivalent of Trump. But glad to see parts of Europe are making progress ✌️

[@Baka_Crazy]

I am so glad that I can adapt my real gender to my passport! 💛🤍💜🖤 Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I am so happy for this too! 🤩

[@alastor--radiodemon7556]

italy being so far below the european union average is not depressing what are you talking about 😢

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I know right?! 😭

[@bibiana761]

United Kingod is in decline for the gays rights

[@MaxM11GD]

i like your video and the detail and effort you have put in but i really wanna point out that its very hard to find the direct scoure for 15:39 about the public opinion sadly :c

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

www.equaldex.com/region/moldova This link can be used to look through public opinion data for Moldova. When deciding what score to give a country for public opinion Equaldex takes into account multiple different polls/surveys and creates an averaged score so that multiple issues and questions are combined into 1 single score. For Moldova’s case there are currently 11 publicly available polls/surveys you can look at which lead to the country getting a combined score of 8. Hope this helps!

[@MaxM11GD]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial thx :3

[@BlksarSlvs]

I always appreciate good news! Thanks QK 🎉

[@MsMommyMemer]

Greece not being #1 on there. Like.... they invented the gays!!! /j

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I won’t tell the Sumerians you said that! Ishtar was bisexual and transgender and so were all her priests and priestesses! 😂 The entire ancient world was queer as fk. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@jasonhernandez619]

​@@QueerKingdomOfficial and what a lot of people don't know is that this is the reason behind many of the prohibitions in the Hebrew scriptures. The ancient Hebrew religion was about opposing that in particular.

[@robbyh.8165]

Very well researched, especially when it comes to Germany.

[@J.J.DoeArt]

Well, if I do need to get out of the UK in the future, I guess I'll be going to Iceland then. Seriously, my fellow trabs siblings, DO NOT COME TO THE UK. I'm hoping that with a Labour PM we might have a chance, but I am not getting my hopes up here.

[@nikg8225]

Go Greece 🇬🇷 🎉❤ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

[@Lila_UrarakaYT]

I noticed that The Netherlands wasn’t mentioned at all, what’s with that?

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Well it unfortunately declined by 3 points from 2020-2024. It was mentioned in the decliner’s video, which is the opposite of this video as the Netherlands has unfortunately been in a small decline over the past 4 years. However despite this small 3 point decline over the past four years, the Netherlands is still the 13th best in Europe out of over 48 countries in the region. So even still it is incredible despite declining slightly compared to 2020.

[@Lila_UrarakaYT]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial oh ok, I haven’t watched the other video yet

[@GeorgeStar]

Why is it always the coldest countries?????

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Interesting right? Even South Africa, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand, and Australia are the coldest countries in their respective regions and the best for LGBTQ rights.

[@aeolianthecomposer]

Crying in Russia

[@DaveA.L-b1f]

ive been saving money for half a year so far. i still do not have enough to even try to escape my country and migrate. i think i will d1e before i get help from any organisation lol.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I’m proud of you for saving up for half a year, please do not give up, if you stay on the path you are in I promise that in time things can and will get better. While this channel is currently little more than a KZbin channel, I hope one day to be able to grow it into something to help people like you escape and find freedom, but until then please know you are not alone and do not give up hope. If you have any specific questions about moving overseas or anything on that front feel free to let me know and I’ll give you the most helpful information I can. I wish I could do more. Hang in there friend.

[@BenutzerWalter]

Oh? Moldova's bad for queer people? Explain TRANSnistria then

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Good one! 😂😂😂😂

[@Nazinsky]

Yay Latvia!

[@kenoohki]

No not Moldova! I love O-Zone! 😂

[@stevenduvall2549]

It is odd that they don't take societal acceptance into account when rating these countries in Europe. Moldova sounds incredibly scary. Why stay for 2 months?

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I completely agree, and it makes me want to work on making a new and better system that includes public opinion/societal acceptance because a lot of the NGO’s lists out there don’t provide an accurate representation of what it’s like in the ground in many countries. Well, we went there for 2 months because the Airbnb was only $400 usd a month and was quite modern and nice. We are basically broke and thought it would be neat to experience a new country on a budget. Due to visa stuff we have to travel in between countries at minimum every 3 months since neither of us can live in each other’s home country more than 3 months at a time. It’s fun though, pretty cheap in Eastern Europe, and a great opportunity to learn about the world, so I can’t complain. But now that I have been to every country in Europe, I know what places to avoid better than I did last year when there were still a handful left (like Moldova) 😂

[@stevenduvall2549]

@QueerKingdomOfficial That sounds like a valuable lesson. I am originally from the Buckle of the Bible Belt in the united states, but moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s. I'm old, by the way! Anyway, I moved back to the middle of the country to help out my elderly parents and bought a house here. They are no longer here, so I'm going to relocate to Andalucia, Spain in a few years. I need to make the small amount of money that I do have go a lot further. Also, fascism and the right are rearing their ugly heads here in America. I have done a lot of fighting and a lot of marching for my rights here, and I'm kind of tired of fighting at 58 years old.

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Thank you for sharing, it seems like we have a bit in common! I grew up in southern Missouri and then later on around a few states in the Midwest, so I know what you mean about Bible Belt. Grew up with a highly religious family with a southern Baptist leaning that eventually turned more mainstream evangelical but stayed extremely homophobic until even today. So I left home young and moved away from that. Europe is lovely in general and far cheaper than the US and I am glad you able to move some place that you enjoy and that is more affordable. I love a lot of things about America but as you say, fascism is growing rapidly and anti LGBTQ movements are out of control across much of the country so I overall feel safer in Europe and don’t think I will be moving back to the US, at least any time soon. So in my opinion, your plan sounds smart and like it will be a lot of fun. Also, at least to me 58 years is not old! But I do understand you feeling like after fighting your whole life you just need a break, it is exhausting. I definitely want to do my part to take up the fight for the community and continue down the path of many before me. At 25 I feel like I still have a lot of fight left in me. Even though I know it can all be exhausting, I am grateful that you are here and sharing your experiences. 😊

[@stevenduvall2549]

@QueerKingdomOfficial Wow. I'm about a mile from the southern Missouri border at the upper tip of the Fayetteville/Bentonville, Arkansas metro area. What a small world. I miss Southern California so much, but bought a house here just before they doubled in value, so I'm staying here until my move. I appreciate your input regarding my move to Spain, considering all your experiences in Europe. And thanks for saying 58 isn't old!

[@stevenduvall2549]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial Also, thank you for your activism!

[@KatyHarry]

Wish i could move to Iceland one day haha

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Don’t we all?! 😁

[@NamestartingwL]

So why is Belgium not talked about?

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Because it did not make the list according to the data….it had a very small rise over the past 4 years, tied with quite a few other countries. This video only covers the top 10 by increase over the last 4 years.

[@Rafaelforte-hs4bv]

Me: looks at thumbnail Thumbnail: UK is green Also me: presses x to doubt

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

From 2020-2024 the UK has declined by 14 points, tied with Montenegro for the largest decline in all of Europe over this time period. Still and despite this decline the UK is in the top half of European countries, far higher than the half of countries that still lack marriage equality and any possible access to trans healthcare, even though said healthcare is currently under attack in the UK, the situation is multitudes worst in a good portion of the continent, essentially all of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and half of Central Europe. So yes the UK is still barely a light shade of green but if it keeps losing points like it has been the last four years it may unfortunately be yellow before we know it. Very sad. Let’s hope Labour with a kick from the lib dems and greens can reverse some of the recent bs. I doubt it because the TERF contingent is strong, but anything is a better shot than the conservatives.

[@Rafaelforte-hs4bv]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial yeah, terf island sure is tough, but it certainly will get better some day. Idk when tho

[@RizzY_RUS]

Surely things in Russia will get better, right?

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Maybe if Putin, his inner circle, and all the oligarchs take a long vacation to the bottom of hell.

[@RizzY_RUS]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial hoping for that :3

[@smultronpojke4010]

I want to point out that public opinion in Sweden is not quite up to snuff with its reputation, in particular in terms of trans issues. This is in large part because Swedish public service has for the past five years systematically misinformed the public by way of playing up the risks of gender-affirming care and spreading misinformation about a proposed self id law not unlike how the British right has done with the Scottish gender recognition act, as well as the Russia-sponsored far right importing the moral panic around drag from the US. The Swedish parliament did pass self id a couple of months ago, so it's not all doom and gloom, but it did upset a large portion of the Swedish public. If you do choose to discuss Sweden in that future public opinion video, I'd be happy if you acknowledged the recent development rather than pretending it's all sunshine and rainbows here

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes I certainly will, and thank you for this additional information and perspective, I’m sure it will be helpful! It is troubling to see how previously incredible countries for trans rights and LGBTQ rights more broadly are having such issues at the moment, driven largely by misinformation. It’s important to discuss these things and bring the truth out in the open. We can’t let this deterioration happen without a fight. Thank you again for your comment.

[@SaviorSub]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DM094]

Have you ever been to Spain?

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Yes! My personal experiences were not great but not terrible. In Madrid I did experience quite a good deal of rude hospitality staff, which is rare for me as in places like France, Italy, and Greece I never once had a bad encounter and actually found people in the city of Paris to be extremely friendly and warm. But the staff in Madrid and Barcelona always seemed to have a chip on their shoulder if you know the expression. Also, in Madrid I was once walking alone near some train tracks in the city and had four people who looked like substance abusers chase me, maybe to rob me or maybe just to scare me, but that kind of thing never happened to me in any other country I have visited, or in the US so it is a memory that sticks with me. But generally speaking my time in Spain was fine, I just got the feeling that my money and presence was not appreciated in the way that it is in most other locations. Currently the only countries in Europe I have not visited are Andorra, Malta, Belarus, and Ukraine, and every other country I have spent at least 1 month in as it is cheaper than living in the US these days and safer, and after visiting every country in Europe other than the remaining 4, I would personally say that Spain is one of the most overrated and arrogant countries in Europe. Of course Spain has beautiful locations, great food, good laws, and like everywhere in the world there are good people. In the future, I am considering staying in the Basque region for a month as I have heard it is a bit more friendly and the people are more grateful for tourism, but I would not visit Catalonia again for a million euros haha.

[@KrishaKrashaa]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL I FROM INDIA MY FRIEND

[@joedavenport5293]

I'm in the process of moving to Spain

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I am sure it will be lovely and that you are familiar with the area you picked and enjoy the people there. Best of luck friend. 🏳️‍🌈😊

[@theweebsarecoming1565]

Moldova mentioned!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@CizerKedi]

Definitely not in Türkiye

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

True 😓

[@KleintoonseBreiwinkel]

🎉❤🌈

[@alex-vd5rm]

#saveeurope !

[@Ruso-SwissEdits]

Wdym

[@alex-vd5rm]

@@Ruso-SwissEdits LGNTQ IS RISING!

[@Ruso-SwissEdits]

@@alex-vd5rm r u saying its a good or bad thing?

[@kiyoinaa]

@@alex-vd5rmyou're not even 13 bro 😭 go back to countryballs before being hateful

[@redbepis4600]

​@@alex-vd5rmso it's in the process of being saved

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

I think more tolerance is due to a higher percentage of LGBT people due to education. I see humans as being born with 2 sexualities. 1 an *extremely powerful* mental illusion generated by their Unconscious, which attempts to pair off people to maximise the children of the tribe. 1 their real one. When children are subject to modern, intense, mandatory education 🏫 it makes them experience *true stress,* which is when they are forced to perform above their capabilities. True stress causes the mind to reinvent itself and reprioritise to try and keep up with what is demanded from it. As it cannot achieve it in its current state. True stress naturally increases with education 🎓 intensity, because making the children be more capable is *literally the entire point.* Thus, the true stress causes the extremely powerful illusion sexuality to shatter (the one which tries to maximise the children 👶👶👶👶👶👶 of the tribe). Then their real one becomes dominant (straight, gay, bi, asexual, etc.). The illusionary sexuality made by the Unconscious is extremely difficult to make (humans take it for granted because humans are naturally ungrateful), so the Unconscious (see Dual Process Theory) does not even try to remake it. Thus, making the change permanent, even if the children become de-stressed later.

[@chrisk5651]

Why did you go to Moldova for 2 months?!?!

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Good question! 😂 Well it was super cheap, about 400 usd per month for a nice and modern apartment in the capital Chișinău, and I had to leave the Schengen zone because I had already been there for 3 months out 6. So basically my boyfriend and I had both never been and thought it would be interesting to try it as a cheap non Schengen country to stay for a couple months since Montenegro, Albania, Cyprus etc get expensive in the summer and Moldova was one of the only countries in the region we had never visited. Never going to make that mistake again. 😂 Albania, North Macedonia, and Bosnia are all far nicer, safer, and more LGBTQ friendly while being almost equally affordable. But hey, I guess in retrospect I’m glad I had the experience and lived to tell the tale. 😅

[@chrisk5651]

@@QueerKingdomOfficial glad to you guys lived to tell the tale!!

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

Thank you! 😁

[@DelgustoDel]

Cool

[@BihedAlpalstinians]

Nice vid

[@MasinaLudir-u3b]

Great video

[@VladimirLenin-pz1rp]

🎉

[@alexysq2660]

...👍👍👍🩷❤🩷💖❤🩷❤😊....

[@thescarecrow2710]

Disgusting moldova story

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

I know right 😅 Worst border experience ever.

[@MENSA.lady2]

nowhere

[@QueerKingdomOfficial]

It sure does feel this way sometimes!

[@WhyomingMontana]

Even before this video I knew I had no desire to visit Spain or Moldovan but now I REALLY know it hahaha Absolutely terrible to be hostile to guests, that would never fly in indigenous cultures around the world. I would rather spend in northern Nordics exploring the Sami lands. Thank you for another informative video.

[@LesbiHonest-n2f]

I’m glad that you mentioned the anti tourist violence in Spain. They need to lose like 90% of their tourism and get on their knees and beg the tourists back, without tourism their entire economy falls apart. Also I absolutely loved the video!