Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Uganda

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
N/A
Since 1902
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
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