Equality Index ? | 74 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 83 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 65 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1945 | Legal Since 1971 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 1998 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2013 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1979 | Legal Since 1980 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 | Intersex only Since 2018 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2023 | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1974 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1978 | Equal Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 3% Mentioned homosexuals | 86% Did not mention homosexuals 11% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 75% Justifiable 5% Not justifiable | 52% Justifiable 17% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 89% Support 3% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 83% Agree 12% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 12% Disagree | 54% Agree 26% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 92% Yes 8% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 37% Rare 60% Widespread | 48% Rare 46% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 32% Rare 54% Widespread | 34% Rare 48% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 92% Agree 8% Disagree | 65% Agree 30% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 82% Yes 14% No | 57% Yes 36% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 67% Justifiable 14% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 83% Good place 11% Not a good place | 56% Good place 28% Not a good place |
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