Compare LGBT Rights in Kosovo & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2012
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