Compare LGBT Rights in Netherlands, Poland, & Sweden

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
53 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
61 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
45 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1945
Legal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2001
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2025
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2025
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
LegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Equal
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1978
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