Equality Index ? | 90 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 86 / 100 | 76 / 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) | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | 96% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 85% Justifiable 4% Not justifiable | 81% Justifiable 8% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 82% Agree 6% Disagree | 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) | 82% Good place 4% Not a good place | 69% Good place 8% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Legal Since 1944 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Legal Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1999 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Legal Since 2002 |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2022 | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1978 |
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