Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1982
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