00:00Which European countries are the most and the least progressive when it comes to LGBTQ plus rights?
00:10Malta, Belgium, Iceland, Denmark and Spain are the top 5 countries in this year's LGBTQ plus rights ranking.
00:19Malta has been at the top of the ranking for the last 10 years with a score of 88.83%.
00:25With 85 points, Belgium jumped to 2nd place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.
00:36The EU's average score is 51.13% while Europe's score is 41.85%.
00:44ILGA Europe's latest rainbow map scores countries on 7 categories such as an anti-discrimination legislation and legal gender recognition.
00:53On the other hand, Romania sits at the end of the EU ranking with a score of just 19%, followed by Poland and Bulgaria, both with 21%.
01:04The United Kingdom has also dropped 6 places to 22nd.
01:07That drop was partially blamed on a Supreme Court decision to redefine the legal understanding of women as a term based on biological sex, impacting the recognition and rights of transgender individuals.
01:20Hungary dropped 7 places after it implemented the first Pride March ban in the EU, criminalizing participation and the organization of such events.
