Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 1996
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
9% Agree
67% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
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