Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1982 | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1995 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2016 | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2018 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2024 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2010 | Legal Since 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Equal Since 1865 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 86% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 49% Agree 22% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 21% Rare 71% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Rare 59% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 69% Agree 27% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 72% Yes 19% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 53% Good place 29% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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