Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Zambia

Equality Index ?
70 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1988
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
N/A
Since 2005
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