Equality Index ? | 91 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 89% Support 3% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 79% Agree 17% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 96% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 81% Justifiable 8% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 75% Agree 10% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 94% Yes 5% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 55% Rare 42% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 32% Rare 57% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 95% Agree 5% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 69% Yes 22% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 69% Good place 8% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1933 | Legal Since 1944 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2006 | Varies by Region Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1999 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2002 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) Since 2013 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1978 |
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