- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭Other type of partnership
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- AdoptionMarried couples only
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
History
Current status
(since Dec 31, 1978)
(since Dec 31, 1978)
Legal
Current status
(since Jul 1, 2009)
(since Jul 1, 2009)
Other type of partnership
The institution of registered partnership is only available to same sex couples. The unregistered cohabitation (élettársi kapcsolat) of same-sex couples was recognised and placed on equal footing with the unregistered cohabitation of different-sex couples in 1996.
However, same-sex marriage is banned by the 2012 Constitution.
However, same-sex marriage is banned by the 2012 Constitution.
Current status
(since Aug 14, 1982)
(since Aug 14, 1982)
Legal, but requires surgery
It is legal for individuals to change their legal gender without having to go through gender reassignment surgery.
Current status
(since May 1, 2010)
(since May 1, 2010)
Married couples only
Any individual can apodt regardless of thair marital status but prefecence has to be given to married couples. Joint adoption is available only for them.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1998)
(since Jan 1, 1998)
Illegal
There are several provision that bans discrimination against the basis of sexual orientations and gender identities. A court ruling has also stated that the general anti-discrimination law in the constitution extends its coverage to sexual orientation and gender identities as well.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1998)
(since Jan 1, 1998)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1998)
(since Jan 1, 1998)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity
Current status
(since May 12, 2015)
(since May 12, 2015)
Banned (1-year deferral)
Legalization pending.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2002)
(since Jan 1, 2002)
Equal
Current status
Not banned
No laws in place. Still attitude of homosexuality as a disease. Conversion therapy ban pending.