- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Civil unions
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Surveys in Croatia have revealed a prevalence of resistance towards LGBTQ+ rights.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Croatia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Croatia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Croatia is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Nov 15, 2014
Since Nov 15, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
Since Nov 15, 2014. Missing non binary options on documents.
Article 2 (2):
"No person shall be forced to undergo medical procedures, including surgical sex adjustment, sterilization or hormone therapy, as a condition for recognition of a change of sex or life in another gender identity."
Article 2 (2):
"No person shall be forced to undergo medical procedures, including surgical sex adjustment, sterilization or hormone therapy, as a condition for recognition of a change of sex or life in another gender identity."
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Croatia is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary options missing.
LGBT discrimination in Croatia is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 2003
Since Jul 2003
Illegal
producing homophobic material can carry up to one year's imprisionment
LGBT housing discrimination in Croatia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Since Jan 1, 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Croatia is legal.
Current status
Since May 26, 2022
Since May 26, 2022
Legal
Despite not having same-sex marriage, Croatia allows joint adoption for same-sex couples. This follows a six-year legal battle which was finally settled when the High Administrative Court rejected an appeal by a government ministry against an earlier ruling by the Zagreb court. The ministry can no longer appeal this verdict.
Single only
there are no restrictions for single individuals based on sexual orientation
Serving openly in military in Croatia is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Only 22 countries allow trans military service, Croatia is not one of them
Conversion therapy in Croatia is not banned.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending. also recommended by UN LGBT rights Expert.
LGBT Rights by county
View the LGBT laws in each individual county of Croatia.
- Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
- Brodsko-posavska županija
- Dubrovacko-neretvanska županija
- Istarska županija
- Karlovacka županija
- Koprivnicko-križevacka županija
- Krapinsko-zagorska županija
- Licko-senjska županija
- Medimurska županija
- Osjecko-baranjska županija
- Požeško-slavonska županija
- Primorsko-goranska županija
- Sisacko-moslavacka županija
- Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
- Varaždinska županija
- Viroviticko-podravska županija
- Vukovarsko-srijemska županija
- Zadarska županija
- Zagrebacka županija
- Šibensko-kninska županija
- Grad Zagreb (city)
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