Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by RegionLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionEqual
Since 1992
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
5% Yes
95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
4% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
80% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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