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LGBT Rights in Karlovarský kraj Region

Karlovarský kraj is governed by federal Czech Republic law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Civil unions
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Karlovarský kraj

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Homosexual activity in Karlovarský kraj is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1962
Legal
Homosexual activity was decriminalized in 1962.
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Same-sex marriage in Karlovarský kraj

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Same-sex marriage in Karlovarský kraj is civil unions.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2006
Civil unions
The Czech Registered Partnerships have been condemned for not having equal rights to marriage like in some other countries with civil unions. Differences between marriage and registered partnership are: different procedural questions (the ceremony is not the same), no automatic name change, no community property of spouses is created, and no parental rights (no joint-adoption form institutions, no step-parent adoption) etc.
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Until Jun 1, 2006
Not legal
gay marriage is not legal.

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Karlovarský kraj

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Karlovarský kraj is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Karlovarský kraj is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
A legal change of gender is obtained through the local registry office. This process includes obtaining a new birth certificate or a personal identification number (called a Birth Number) and has been possible since the 1970s.
Sources:
this EU Parliament report : google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Karlovarský kraj

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
The Czech Republic does not currently recognize non-binary identities.
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LGBT discrimination in Karlovarský kraj

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LGBT discrimination in Karlovarský kraj is illegal.

Current status
Since Jun 17, 2009
Illegal
All discrimination (about the LGBT) are banned in Czech Republic
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LGBT employment discrimination in Karlovarský kraj

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LGBT employment discrimination in Karlovarský kraj is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 17, 2009
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in Karlovarský kraj

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LGBT housing discrimination in Karlovarský kraj is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 17, 2009
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT Housing discrimination are illegal
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Same-sex adoption in Karlovarský kraj

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Same-sex adoption in Karlovarský kraj is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2014
Single only
Law no. 89/2012 Sb § 800 allows individuals to adopt children.
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Until 2016
Illegal
The Czech Republic does not currently allow gay couples to adopt, as adoption is reserved for married couples only and gay couples are not legally able to get married in the country.
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Serving openly in military in Karlovarský kraj

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Serving openly in military in Karlovarský kraj is legal.

Current status
Legal
According to research by The Palm Center, "homosexuality is not considered a liability for enlistment. All citizens are required to serve, regardless of sexual orientation. Act No. l 218/1999 Coll. (Military Act) stipulates military service 'for all citizens of the Czech Republic, regardless of sexual orientation.'"
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Blood donations by MSMs in Karlovarský kraj

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

Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood in the Czech Republic following a one-year deferral period.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017051…//www.gmhc.org/news-and-events/press-releases/gay-mens-health-crisis-calls-for-risk-based-screening-for-blood-donors-at-fda-meeting
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Conversion therapy in Karlovarský kraj

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Conversion therapy in Karlovarský kraj is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Currently Not criminalized or regulated. Attitude of homosexuality as a disease is still commonplace.
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Equal age of consent in Karlovarský kraj

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Equal age of consent in Karlovarský kraj is equal.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 1990
Equal
The age of consent in Czech Republic is 15 years for both heterosexual and homosexual individuals.
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