> How come countries without a huge military-industrial complex also have LGBTQ+ rights - often even stronger ones than the US? I'm guessing these countries al

> How come countries without a huge military-industrial complex also have LGBTQ+ rights - often even stronger ones than the US? I'm guessing these countries already have existing ties to the 'west' and would be militarily protected by them. How many countries have both strong LGBTQ+ rights and also categorically wouldn't be militarily aided by the US/the west in case of war? There are many small progressive countries without a strong MIC, but rely on others for protection and use their existing MIC. For example most NATO countries.