Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 86 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1993 | Legal Since 1963 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1999 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2007 | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1993 | Equal Since 1948 |
Public Opinion | ||
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Yes 45% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 44% Rare 48% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 36% Rare 50% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 80% Agree 14% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 65% Yes 22% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 40% Yes 47% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 75% Good place 14% Not a good place | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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