Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 87 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 84% Support 7% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 72% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 42% Rare 57% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 46% Rare 49% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 82% Agree 17% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 70% Yes 29% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 74% Good place 12% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1944 | Legal Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2003 | Civil unions Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Illegal Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2003 | Illegal Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Single only Since 2011 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2023 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1985 | Equal Since 2001 |
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