Current Version
| Region | Switzerland |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2020 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Discrimination is only illegal for sexual orientation and not gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/54/757_781_799/en https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/43/359_375_369/de |
Revision History (2)
Revision by jalves_CH. In 2020, legal changes were applied in the Swiss Criminal Code (StGB) and in the Military Criminal Code (MStG). Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation: It is open for interpretation whether "lifestyle" ("Lebensform") includes sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" or "gender identity" are nonetheless not metioned in the Constitution.
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 1999-04-18 | 2020-07-01 |
| Sources | http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/1/101.en.pdf | https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/54/757_781_799/en https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/43/359_375_369/de |
Revision by CHR0LL0PH0BICCC
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Note | Discrimination is only illegal for sexual orientation and not gender identity. |
Reports (7)
- Status is not correct "In 2020 referendum to protect lgbt right in constitution, approuve by the people "
- Status is not correct "Only discrimination and hate speech based on sexual orientation is illegal, not gender identity"
- Date is incorrect
- Status is not correct "we will vote 9. feb 2020 on the antidiscrimination law. so following up on this day its not illegal to have public hate speech on bi-,lesbians, gays and transgenderpersonas. also the vote is excluding transgenderpeople, so this will remain, even if we vote positively."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "illegal: state / citizen
legal: citizen / citizen"
- Status is not correct "Article 8 of the Swiss constitution don't talk about sexual orientation or gender identity, it talks about protection from discrimination based on "way of life". "