The UK was once the most LGBTQ+ friendly country in Europe – now it’s 22nd

The UK has fallen 22 places in the last 10 years (Picture: ILGA-Europe)

The UK has become less friendly towards LGBTQ+ people for the 10th year in a row, a new map has revealed.

Every year, ILGA-Europe, an international human rights group, ranks 49 countries on their legal and policy practices for LGBTQ+ people.

The UK was at the top of the ranking, called the Rainbow Map and Index, from 2011 to 2015.

But now the UK is far from first place. This year’s Rainbow Map shows that the UK has dropped down the list...