• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    Other type of partnership
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
  • Adoption
    ✖ Step-child adoption only
  • Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
  • Employment Discrimination
    Sexual orientation only
  • Housing Discrimination
    Sexual orientation only
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1976)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
books.google.ca/books?id=4p…
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Same-sex marriage in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Mar 4, 2015)
Other type of partnership
Same sex marriage was legalized by the parliament. However, this measure was defeated in a referendum on December 20th, 2015.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2015/03/04/s…
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Mar 4, 2015–Sep 9, 2018
Legal
Just legalized on Feb 24, 2017.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2017/02/24/s…
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Jul 25, 2006–Mar 4, 2015
Other type of partnership
Registered partnership is available with very limited number of rights granted.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
b92.net/eng/news/globe-arti…
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Right to change legal gender in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Feb 4, 2011)
Legal, but requires surgery
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp…
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Feb 4, 2011–Jul 5, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
No requirements for surgery or sterilization. Missing non binary options.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Slovenia

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Mar 4, 2015–Sep 10, 2018
Legal
It will become legal in 2019. Full Legalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Jun 16, 2011)
Step-child adoption only
On June 16, 2011, the Slovenia National Assembly voted 43 to 38 in favor of repealing the previous law making adoption illegal for same-sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
queer.de/detail.php?article… (German)
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LGBT discrimination in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1995)
Illegal
The penal code article 141 strictly prohibits discriminations based on sexual orientations
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Nov 24, 1998)
Sexual orientation only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/l…
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Nov 24, 1998–Mar 24, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Slovenia

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Mar 24, 2017–Sep 5, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
Sexual orientation only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fra.europa.eu/en/fra/materi…
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Slovenia

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Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
narobe.si/stevilka-16/homos…
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Equal age of consent in Slovenia

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Current status
(since 1977)
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
books.google.ca/books?id=4p…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Slovenia

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Mar 1, 2012–Oct 19, 2017
Banned (1-year deferral)
Temporary deferral.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Infinite deferral for men who have sex with men
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ztm.si/en/blood-donation/wh…
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Conversion therapy in Slovenia

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Current status
(since Dec 23, 2017)
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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