Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & Estonia

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1999
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Equal
Since 2022
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
38% Mentioned homosexuals
59% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
13% Justifiable
58% Not justifiable
16% Justifiable
50% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
23% Agree
48% Disagree
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
43% Rare
30% Widespread
44% Rare
34% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
43% Rare
20% Widespread
40% Rare
24% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
25% Agree
68% Disagree
49% Agree
44% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
42% Yes
42% No
51% Yes
32% No
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
77% Oppose
23% Favor
71% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
19% Yes
70% No
31% Yes
62% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
9% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
20% Good place
45% Not a good place
27% Good place
41% Not a good place
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