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LGBT Rights in Luxembourg

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public opinion polls in Luxembourg have found that acceptance for LGBTQ+ individuals is prevalent.

History

Homosexual activity in Luxembourg

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Homosexual activity in Luxembourg is legal.

Current status
Legal
There are no legal restrictions against homosexual expression in Luxembourg.
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Same-sex marriage in Luxembourg

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Same-sex marriage in Luxembourg is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Luxembourg since 2015.
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2004–Dec 31, 2014
Civil unions
A same-sex marriage bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 18 June 2014, and went into effect in 2015.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Luxembourg

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Luxembourg is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Luxembourg, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Luxembourg

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Right to change legal gender in Luxembourg is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Sep 16, 2018
Legal, no restrictions
all acts of surgery abolished since 2018. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Luxembourg

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Luxembourg is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
According to the ILGA Europe, there's no recognition of non-binary gender in Luxembourg.
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LGBT discrimination in Luxembourg

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LGBT discrimination in Luxembourg is illegal.

Current status
Since Nov 28, 2006
Illegal
Article 454 to 457 of the Luxembourgian Penal code prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Luxembourg

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LGBT employment discrimination in Luxembourg is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Nov 28, 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Employment discrimination is illegal
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LGBT housing discrimination in Luxembourg

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LGBT housing discrimination in Luxembourg is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since Nov 28, 2006
Sexual orientation only
Article 1 of the Law on Equality (2006) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. Article 2 states that the protection applies to the public and private sectors with regard to housing. It does not include gender identity among its protected grounds.
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Same-sex adoption in Luxembourg

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Same-sex adoption in Luxembourg is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal
After same sex marriage was legalized, same sex adoption was also legalized
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Until Jan 1, 2015
Illegal
Not legal
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Serving openly in military in Luxembourg

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Serving openly in military in Luxembourg is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Luxembourg

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Blood donations by MSMs in Luxembourg is banned (1-year deferral).

Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Any queer identifying person must by abstinent for one year wether they are using protection or not in order to donate blood
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Conversion therapy in Luxembourg

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Conversion therapy in Luxembourg is not banned.

Current status
Since Aug 24, 2017
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending. Widely condemned.
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Equal age of consent in Luxembourg

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Equal age of consent in Luxembourg is equal.

Current status
Since Aug 10, 1992
Equal
Age of consent is equal and is set at 16.
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LGBT Rights by District

View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Luxembourg.