- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✔ Civil unions
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✖ Illegal
- DiscriminationIllegal in some contexts
- Employment DiscriminationSexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating BloodAmbiguous
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion TherapyVaries by Region
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Current status
(since 1890)
(since 1890)
Legal
No laws against homosexual relationships anywhere in Italy's Penal Code
Legal
Gay marriage just got legalized in Czech Republic. As well as same sex reconition reconginzed abroad. One same sex marriage has been recognized since 2017. Currently laws are being changed.
Current status
(since May 11, 2016)
(since May 11, 2016)
Civil unions
Italy's parliament has backed same-sex civil unions. MPs in the lower house voted 369-193 for the government, ensuring that the civil unions bill will become law.
Legal
Since 2016. some courts have recognized foreign joint adoption. Gay adoption legalizing pending. no recognition in Vatican city.
Current status
(since 1967)
(since 1967)
Illegal
The couple applying for adoption must be a married, different sex couple. Custody has been granted to a same-sex parent on the basis of the "child's best interest," but this is very rare.
Current status
(since Dec 22, 1947)
(since Dec 22, 1947)
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