Maine
U.S. state · ME
Overall: 87/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but federal hostility still creates unavoidable risk.
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Best U.S. States
See all U.S. statesImportant U.S. federal warning: Even the strongest state protections cannot fully shield trans people from hostile federal laws, enforcement, funding decisions, data demands, travel restrictions, or court rulings. Treat a high state score as a relative U.S. option—not a guarantee of safety—and verify current federal and state conditions before moving.
Colorado
U.S. state · CO
Overall: 86/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
Illinois
U.S. state · IL
Overall: 86/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but federal hostility still creates unavoidable risk.
New York
U.S. state · NY
Overall: 86/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
New Jersey
U.S. state · NJ
Overall: 83/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
California
U.S. state · CA
Overall: 82/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
Connecticut
U.S. state · CT
Overall: 82/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
District of Columbia
U.S. state · DC
Overall: 82/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
Maryland
U.S. state · MD
Overall: 82/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but high costs limit accessibility.
Vermont
U.S. state · VT
Overall: 80/100
Strong protections and a healthcare shield, but federal hostility still creates unavoidable risk.
Best Countries
See all countriesSpain
Overall: 78/100
Strong protections and regional youth-care pathways, but consent, residency, and local access matter. Housing and employment remain difficult.
Uruguay
Overall: 75/100
Strong youth transition and school rights in law, with clinical, consent, and practical access limits. Costs and jobs remain challenging.
Luxembourg
Overall: 73/100
Excellent protections, safety, and jobs, but housing costs are exceptionally high.
Australia
Overall: 71/100
Robust protections and jobs, but migration, housing, and living costs are difficult.
Canada
Overall: 71/100
Robust protections and strong communities, but housing costs and immigration hurdles are substantial.
New Zealand
Overall: 71/100
Strong protections and safe communities, but distance, housing, and skilled migration constrain options.
Estonia
Overall: 69/100
Safe, digital, and relatively affordable, but specialist care and community depth are limited.
Slovenia
Overall: 69/100
Safe and reasonably affordable with improving rights, but specialist services center on Ljubljana.
Denmark
Overall: 68/100
Safe with strong protections, but costs and social integration are difficult.
Malta
Overall: 68/100
Top-tier legal protection and English access, but housing and specialist care are limited.
News
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Spain published Royal Decree 932/2026 on October 29, setting out direct-grant funding for organisations supporting victims of hate crimes. Maximum allocations include €60,000 for Federación Plataforma…
Texas court issues interim stay in trans mailer dispute
The Texas Supreme Court issued an administrative stay on October 30 in case 26-1246, involving Texas Transgender Student Union LLC. The underlying dispute concerns mailers challenged…
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Civil rights coalition files brief supporting trans workers at EEOC
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Belo Horizonte committee questions proposed exclusion of trans women
A Belo Horizonte council committee approved requests for technical information on October 27 about PL 827/2026. The proposal would reserve bathrooms, changing rooms and other spaces…
Brazil cancer campaign explicitly includes transmasculine people
Brazil’s National Cancer Institute explicitly includes trans men, transmasculine people and nonbinary people assigned female at birth in its October 2026 breast-cancer campaign recommendations. The campaign…
Rights network reports killing of trans defender Bárbara Simpson
IM-Defensoras reported in an October 21 alert that Bárbara Simpson, a trans defender of LGBTIQ+ rights, was killed in Acapulco, Guerrero. The network’s accessible alert index…
Yaya Mavundla receives South African award and urges trans inclusion
South African trans activist and artist Yaya Mavundla was honoured in the Arts, Film and Media category of the 2026 Mail & Guardian Power of Women…
Asturias publishes equality law with trans-specific protections
Asturias published Law 7/2026 on October 23, establishing regional equality and anti-discrimination measures for LGBTI people and their families. The statute includes trans-specific provisions in healthcare…
Police detain 45 people in seven-city Turkish raids, rights groups report
Police detained 45 people, most of them trans women, in simultaneous raids across seven Turkish cities on October 24, Bianet reports, citing Kaos GL. The Ankara-led…
Turkish lawyer reports prolonged detention and healthcare barriers for trans prisoners
Lawyer İdil Arslanbaş told Bianet on October 26 that more than 80 people remained detained across five investigations following September’s anti-LGBTI operations. The lawyer reported that…