Together with Argentina, Uruguay was found to be Latin America's safest country for LGBT tourism in 2020, scoring a total of nine points. Sweden, Malta, and Canada were granted the highest amount of points on the Gay Travel Index, scoring 12 points each. Uruguay received two points in the three categories of anti-discrimination legislation, marriage / civil partnership, and adoption allowed. The country received no negative points, meaning the rights of LGBT people are not directly being violated in Uruguay.
* Note from the source:
"Zero points were awarded for conversion processes if a ban only applies in individual parts of the country / states or, for example, if legal action could be successfully taken even without an explicit law."
The Gay Travel Index 2020 measured 17 categories such as anti-discrimination legislation, transgender rights, anti-gay laws, and death penalty in 202 countries or territories. Category scores range from 3 to -5. The general score for each country corresponds to the total points obtained for all categories. The best rated countries in the global ranking that year were Canada, Malta, and Sweden (12 points) while Chechnya got the lowest index score (-20 points).
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Spartacus International Gay Guide. (March 12, 2020). Gay Travel Index in Uruguay in 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174292/uruguay-gay-travel-index-score/
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