Compare LGBT Rights in Northern Ireland

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
70 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
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