- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)
Ranked #20 out of 34 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
(45%) No
Yes (47%)
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Ranked #20 out of 39 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
(47%) No
Yes (40%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Ranked #44 out of 119 countries surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
(49%) Not a good place
Good place (38%)
By The Numbers
79%
of Israelis back gay marriage or civil unions
(Hiddush, 2017)
History
Homosexual activity in Israel is legal.
Current status
Since 1988
Since 1988
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Israel is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Israel, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Israel is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jan 21, 2015
Since Jan 21, 2015
Legal, surgery not required
Israelis can now change their legal gender without sex-reassignment surgery as ordered by the Supreme Court
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Israel is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Israel is illegal.
Current status
Since 1992
Since 1992
Illegal
Maintains religious exemptions.
LGBT housing discrimination in Israel is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Human Rights Law.
Same-sex adoption in Israel is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jan 2008
Since Jan 2008
Ambiguous
The High Court ruled that same sex couples can adopt, but in practice priority is given to opposite sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Israel is legal.
Current status
Since 1992
Since 1992
Legal
Homosexuals can serve openly in all branches of the military.
Equal age of consent in Israel is equal.
Current status
Since May 14, 1948
Since May 14, 1948
Equal
The age of consent in Israel is 16 for male-male, female-female, and male-female sex.
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