Compare LGBT Rights in Netherlands & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1945
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2001
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Female equal, male N/A
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