They are included under the category of legal gender recognition and bodily integrity and the percentage 'weight’ has been altered to accommodate these two new criteria.Īlterations to our criteria make year-on-year comparisons difficult, but certain lessons are clear – countries that are expanding their legislative horizons are moving up in the ranking. ILGA-Europe started assessing two new indicators: “Non-binary recognition” and “Legal gender recognition procedures exist for minors”. More information on the list of criteria and their weight on the total score can be found at Rainbow Europe 2021 categories and the percentage ‘weight’ assigned to them remain exactly the same as the 2020 version. From May 2021, the number of individual criteria used has risen to 71, divided between six thematic categories: equality and non-discrimination family hate crime and hate speech legal gender recognition and bodily integrity civil society space and asylum. In order to create our country ranking, ILGA-Europe examine the laws and policies in 49 countries using a set of criteria. The Rainbow Map and Index ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from 0-100%. ILGA-Europe have produced the Rainbow Map and Index since 2009, using it to illustrate the legal and policy situation of LGBTI people in Europe. Rainbow Europe – ILGA-Europe’s annual benchmarking tool – comprises the Rainbow Map and Index and national recommendations.