Equality Index ? | 87 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 96 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 79 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1933 | Legal Since 1933 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Gender-Affirming Care | Unknown | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2014 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | Illegal Since 2006 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2009 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1987 | Legal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 84% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 83% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 97% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 13% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 53% Rare 41% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 47% Rare 39% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 90% Agree 7% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 75% Yes 18% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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