LGBTQ+ Hiring Across Borders: download myGwork's guide

For more than two decades, global LGBTQ+ inclusion work could rely on one assumption: every year, the legal landscape would get a little easier. As myGwork’s latest 2026 guide on LGBTQ+ Hiring Across Borders shows, that assumption no longer holds. The number of jurisdictions criminalising same-sex intimacy has risen again, and multinational employers now face the widest spread of risk and rights in recent history, often within a single reporting line.

This new guide is designed for HR, Talent Acquisition, DE&I, Global Mobility and Legal teams who need to turn that reality into a practical, defensible plan.

What the guide covers

The guide walks you through both the big picture and the operational detail:

• The global legal landscape
  A clear view of where LGBTQ+ people are protected, where they are criminalised, and how that has shifted since 2024. You’ll see why Niger’s 2026 criminalisation, Senegal’s harsher penalties, and pending moves in Ghana fundamentally change the risk map – and why annual legal review is now the bare minimum.
• The four-tier market map
  A simple but powerful framework to sort your markets into four tiers – from “protected and broadly accepting” to “criminalising.” For each tier, the guide shows what can safely stay consistent (your conduct standards) and what must flex (how visible your programming is).
• Regional risks and realities
  A concise regional briefing across Europe, the Americas, APAC, the Middle East and Africa, highlighting where strong laws mask weak enforcement, where polarisation is rising, and where criminalisation and reform are moving in opposite directions at once.
• The compliance crossroads
  How to navigate the clash between mounting US pressure on DEI programmes and binding EU obligations to advance inclusion – with concrete steps like jurisdictional separation of programmes, audited language and criteria, and robust decision logs.
• The business case, stated carefully
  Evidence that stands up to a sceptical CFO: retention, disclosure, and mobility data – without the overblown “diversity = profit” claims that weaken your argument.
• How myGwork helps A candid look at what the myGwork platform can and cannot do: from giving LGBTQ+ professionals safe, indirect access to inclusive employers across 130+ countries, to providing training and virtual events that reach staff even in highly restrictive markets.

Who it’s for

This is a practitioner’s briefing, not theory - built from the experience of 150+ partner employers hiring across 130+ countries, with legal data current to 31 July 2026. If you own HR, talent, DE&I, global mobility, or legal risk for a global workforce, this guide is written for you.

Ready to stress-test your own footprint?

Use the guide to:

• Map every market you’re in to the four-tier framework
• Check whether your global standards really hold everywhere
• Identify where your policies, benefits, and mobility practices quietly contradict your values — or your risk appetite.

Click below to download the full guide.