Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Iceland

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
90 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2006
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
93% Not justifiable
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
6% Agree
80% Disagree
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
3% Favor
96% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
1% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
81% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
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