Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Macau

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Unknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
47% Agree
14% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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