Top 5 Countries with Biggest Gay Populations

Below you can see the list of top 5 countries with the biggest gay populations in the world. For our methodology and extensive coverage please see this article.

5. Malaysia

Another Muslim country where you spend 20 years in jail for homosexual acts, from data gathered from social media, it still has 3 million homosexuals in a country with less than 32 million people.

4. South Africa

South Africa has one of the most progressive policies on LGBT in Africa and is the only African country to legalize same sex marriage and even adoption for same sex couples.

3. Thailand

In a reversal of many countries, Thailand does not have laws recognizing same sex marriages or unions, but they are generally tolerated publicly and don’t face significant oppression.

2. Brazil

Brazil has some of the best homosexual laws in Latin America and has legalized gay marriage since 2013. While there is still some discrimination faced in the country for gay people, it is still much better than most countries in the world.

1. United States of America

The USA tops the list of top 15 countries with biggest gay populations, with more people comfortable admitting their sexual orientation. According to Facebook, it had 15 million men who had sex with other men, which is a significant number even in a population of over 320 million people.

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