Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1978
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