What the score measures
Social attitudes and cultural bias matter, but they cannot be measured consistently across every destination. To keep comparisons transparent, the out index™ scores laws, legal protections and binding frameworks only.
Coverage
Various Identity Impacts
Discover how the law applies to 5 different identities within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Ranking
Simple Tier List
A uniform 7-tier system assigns a clear score to every published destination.
Scope
Clear Legal Lens
Scoring focuses on legal frameworks, keeping subjective bias and varying social attitudes outside the index.
Verification
Official References
Each score is based on verified information, prioritising official governing sources.
Clear rankings
Comprehensive legal protections across most or all areas.
Strong foundations with some gaps.
Meaningful protections but notable gaps.
Mixed landscape with significant gaps.
Limited protections with significant restrictions.
Very few or no protections.
Active legal persecution.
Learn how laws and legal protections differ across five LGBTQIA+ identity lenses.
Destination Tier List
Out Scores coming soon.
Every destination is being freshly researched against our updated methodology. Scores will appear here as each destination is published.
From Score to Source
Use Out Scores to compare legal frameworks, then explore the identity-specific laws and references behind each result.
Every published destination is assessed against the same public scoring framework.
Compare five LGBTQIA+ identity lenses, with state and territory results where local laws differ.
Open the laws and references supporting each published result, with official sources preferred.
One overall result should not hide how the law differs by identity. The Out Index keeps five identity-specific outcomes and their supporting legal detail visible.
Use With Context
Social attitudes and cultural bias matter, but they cannot be measured consistently across every destination. To keep comparisons transparent, the out index™ scores laws, legal protections and binding frameworks only.
Destinations are added as research is completed and reviewed. Missing or unsupported information is never treated as a zero score.