Equality Index ? | 86 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 73 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 98% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | 88% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 86% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable | 63% Justifiable 18% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 13% Disagree | 53% Agree 24% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 53% Rare 41% Widespread | 53% Rare 42% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 47% Rare 39% Widespread | 38% Rare 45% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 90% Agree 7% Disagree | 79% Agree 17% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 75% Yes 18% No | 68% Yes 22% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place | 65% Good place 21% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1933 | Legal Since 1971 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2014 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2009 | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1987 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1999 |
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