- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Sexual orientation (being gay, lesbian, bisexual)"
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Being transgender"
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
Question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: There is nothing wrong in a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex"
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
Question: "Do you think that transgender persons should be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity?"
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe)
Question: "Please tell me whether the FIRST statement or the SECOND statement is most similar to your point of view–even if it does not precisely match your opinion. 1 Homosexuality should be accepted by society OR 2 Homosexuality should not be accepted by society"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
By The Numbers
History
Same-sex marriage in Latvia is not legal.
Since Dec 15, 2005
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Latvia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Latvia is legal, but requires surgery.
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Latvia is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Latvia is illegal in some contexts.
Since Nov 9, 2006
LGBT employment discrimination in Latvia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Nov 9, 2006
LGBT housing discrimination in Latvia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Nov 9, 2006
Same-sex adoption in Latvia is single only.
Serving openly in military in Latvia is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Latvia is legal.
Conversion therapy in Latvia is not banned.
Since Dec 23, 2017