Question: The Arcus Foundation is a charitable foundation focused on issues related to, which laws, affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or territory—everything from legal recognition of same-sex marriage or other types of partnerships, to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex romantic/sexual activity or identity?

<P0-S0> Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are widely diverse in Europe per country. <P0-S1>  Thirteen out of the twenty one countries that have legalised same-sex marriage worldwide are situated in Europe; a further thirteen European countries have legalised civil unions or other forms of recognition for same-sex couples. <P0-S2>  Austria and Switzerland are considering legislation to introduce same-sex marriage. <P0-S3>  Same-sex marriage was enacted in Finland by March 2017. <P0-S4>  Slovenia has carried out a referendum to legalise same-sex marriage in December 2015 which failed to succeed. <P0-S5>  In July 2017, both Malta and Germany passed laws on same-sex marriage and went into effect a couple of months later. <P0-S6>  Both Armenia and Estonia are the only two countries within Europe that recognises legally performed same-sex marriages overseas, but does not perform them. <P0-S7>  Constitutions of Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine recognizes marriage only as a union of one man and one woman. <SEP> <P1-S0> Laws affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or territory—everything from legal recognition of same-sex marriage or other types of partnerships, to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex romantic/sexual activity or identity. <SEP> <P2-S0> Attitudes in Ireland towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are regarded as among the most liberal in the world. <P2-S1>  Ireland is notable for its transformation from a country holding overwhelmingly conservative attitudes toward LGBT issues to one holding overwhelmingly liberal ones in the space of a generation. <P2-S2>  In May 2015, Ireland became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage on a national level by popular vote. <P2-S3>  The "New York Times" hailed the victory as putting Ireland at the "vanguard of social change". <P2-S4>  Since July 2015, transgender people in Ireland can self-declare their gender for the purpose of updating passports, driving licences, obtaining new birth certificates, and getting married. <P2-S5>  Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in the state. <P2-S6>  Government recognition of LGBT rights in Ireland has expanded greatly over the past two decades. <P2-S7>  Homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993, and most forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation are now outlawed. <P2-S8>  Ireland also forbids incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation. <SEP> <P3-S0>  The foundation's stated mission is "to ensure that LGBT people and our fellow apes thrive in a world where social and environmental justice are a reality." <P3-S1> The Arcus Foundation is a charitable foundation focused on issues related to LGBT rights, social justice and conservation.