Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 69 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1933 | Legal Since 2018 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2014 | Recognized Since 2014 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Gender identity only Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous | Gender identity only Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2009 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1978 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2017 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2018 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 97% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 83% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 58% Support 18% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 21% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 13% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 37% Yes 37% No |
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 |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place | 26% Good place 43% Not a good place |
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