Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 52 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1795 | Legal Since 1977 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2021 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2006 | Illegal Since 2010 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2015 | Illegal Since 2007 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal Since 2017 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) Since 2021 | Legal Since 2014 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1992 | Equal Since 1977 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 11% Agree 63% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 61% Rare 27% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 45% Rare 23% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 88% Agree 6% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 72% Yes 19% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 50% Good place 30% Not a good place | 20% Good place 68% Not a good place |
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