- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Civil unions
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent studies in Latvia show a discernible level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights among the population.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
Latvia Surveys
Orthodox Christian Support for Church's Position of Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage
(Pew Research Center, 2017)
History
Same-sex marriage in Latvia is civil unions.
A new law will be going into effect soon.
Not yet in effect
Going into effect Jul 1, 2024
Going into effect Jul 1, 2024
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Latvia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Latvia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Latvia is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since 2009
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Transgender people allowed to change gender, require surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Latvia is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No non-binary recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Latvia is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Nov 9, 2006
Since Nov 9, 2006
Illegal in some contexts
The labour law was amended to protect LGBTQ+ population in some aspects of the labour market.
LGBT employment discrimination in Latvia is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Nov 9, 2006
Since Nov 9, 2006
Sexual orientation only
only banned on sexual orientation
LGBT housing discrimination in Latvia is no protections.
Current status
Since Nov 9, 2006
Since Nov 9, 2006
No protections
no protections based on ILGA Europe
Same-sex adoption in Latvia is single only.
Current status
Single only
Latvian law allows any person over 25 to adopt. However persons who are not married to each other may not adopt the same child. This means that only one person of an unmarried couple can adopt a child. However, lesbian couples can get access to IVF and assisted insemination treatment.
Serving openly in military in Latvia is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Only 22 countries allow trans service, Latvia is not one of them
Blood donations by MSMs in Latvia is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions about gay sex.
Conversion therapy in Latvia is not banned.
Current status
Since Dec 23, 2017
Since Dec 23, 2017
Not banned
No laws in place.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Latvia.
- Aglonas novads (Aglona)
- Aizkraukles novads (Aizkraukle)
- Aizputes novads (Aizpute)
- Aknīstes novads (Aknīste)
- Alojas novads (Aloja)
- Alsungas novads (Alsunga)
- Alūksnes novads (Alūksne)
- Amatas novads (Amata)
- Apes novads (Ape)
- Auces novads (Auce)
- Babītes novads (Babīte)
- Baldones novads (Baldone)
- Baltinavas novads (Baltinava)
- Balvu novads (Balvi)
- Bauskas novads (Bauska)
- Beverīnas novads (Beverīna)
- Brocēnu novads (Brocēni)
- Burtnieku novads (Burtnieki)
- Carnikavas novads (Carnikava)
- Cesvaines novads (Cesvaine)
- Ciblas novads (Cibla)
- Cēsu novads (Cēsis)
- Dagdas novads (Dagda)
- Daugavpils novads (Daugavpils)
- Dobeles novads (Dobele)
- Dundagas novads (Dundaga)
- Durbes novads (Durbe)
- Engures novads (Engure)
- Garkalnes novads (Garkalne)
- Grobiņas novads (Grobiņa)
- Gulbenes novads (Gulbene)
- Iecavas novads (Iecava)
- Ikšķiles novads (Ikšķile)
- Ilūkstes novads (Ilūkste)
- Inčukalna novads (Inčukalns)
- Jaunjelgavas novads (Jaunjelgava)
- Jaunpiebalgas novads (Jaunpiebalga)
- Jaunpils novads (Jaunpils)
- Jelgavas novads (Jelgava)
- Jēkabpils novads (Jēkabpils)
- Kandavas novads (Kandava)
- Kocēnu novads
- Kokneses novads (Koknese)
- Krimuldas novads (Krimulda)
- Krustpils novads (Krustpils)
- Krāslavas novads (Krāslava)
- Kuldīgas novads (Kuldīga)
- Kārsavas novads (Kārsava)
- Lielvārdes novads (Lielvārde)
- Limbažu novads (Limbaži)
- Lubānas novads (Lubāna)
- Ludzas novads (Ludza)
- Līgatnes novads (Līgatne)
- Līvānu novads (Līvāni)
- Madonas novads (Madona)
- Mazsalacas novads (Mazsalaca)
- Mālpils novads (Mālpils)
- Mārupes novads (Mārupe)
- Mērsraga novads
- Naukšēnu novads (Naukšēni)
- Neretas novads (Nereta)
- Nīcas novads (Nīca)
- Ogres novads (Ogre)
- Olaines novads (Olaine)
- Ozolnieku novads (Ozolnieki)
- Preiļu novads (Preiļi)
- Priekules novads (Priekule)
- Priekuļu novads (Priekuļi)
- Pārgaujas novads (Pārgauja)
- Pāvilostas novads (Pāvilosta)
- Pļaviņu novads (Pļaviņas)
- Raunas novads (Rauna)
- Riebiņu novads (Riebiņi)
- Rojas novads (Roja)
- Ropažu novads (Ropaži)
- Rucavas novads (Rucava)
- Rugāju novads (Rugāji)
- Rundāles novads (Rundāle)
- Rēzeknes novads (Rēzekne)
- Rūjienas novads (Rūjiena)
- Salacgrīvas novads (Salacgrīva)
- Salas novads (Sala)
- Salaspils novads (Salaspils)
- Saldus novads (Saldus)
- Saulkrastu novads (Saulkrasti)
- Siguldas novads (Sigulda)
- Skrundas novads (Skrunda)
- Skrīveru novads (Skrīveri)
- Smiltenes novads (Smiltene)
- Stopiņu novads (Stopiņi)
- Strenču novads (Strenči)
- Sējas novads (Sēja)
- Talsu novads (Talsi)
- Tukuma novads (Tukums)
- Tērvetes novads (Tērvete)
- Vaiņodes novads (Vaiņode)
- Valkas novads (Valka)
- Varakļānu novads (Varakļāni)
- Vecpiebalgas novads (Vecpiebalga)
- Vecumnieku novads (Vecumnieki)
- Ventspils novads (Ventspils)
- Viesītes novads (Viesīte)
- Viļakas novads (Viļaka)
- Viļānu novads (Viļāni)
- Vārkavas novads (Vārkava)
- Zilupes novads (Zilupe)
- Ādažu novads (Ādaži)
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