Terms

Rights

Same-sex sexual activity legal

Always legal

Equal age of consent

Always equal

Anti-discrimination laws in employment

Since 2007

Anti-discrimination laws in education

Since 2004

Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services

No

Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)

No

Same-sex marriage(s)

Not yet in effect. To be legal by 24 May 2019

Recognition of same-sex couples

Since 2015, partnership registration performed in all municipalities except four counties; very limited protections only

Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples

No, Proposed

Joint adoption by same-sex couples

No, Proposed

LGB people allowed to serve in the military

Yes, Since 2002

Right to change legal gender (surgery not required since 2015)

Yes, Since 2008; surgery required; removal of surgery requirement proposed

Conversion therapy outlawed

Since 2018

Access to IVF for lesbians

No

Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples

No, Banned for heterosexual couples as well

MSMs (Men who have sex with men) allowed to donate blood

No, 5 year deferral period