Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
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