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|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<br><small>(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country) </small><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<br><small>(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country) </small><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Civil union--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]/[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Unregistered cohabitation since 2012 (Only for one entitlement)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1620801,1,zwiazki-partnerskie--nie-w-tej-kadencji.read |title=Związki partnerskie - nie w tej kadencji |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=28 May 2015 |publisher=polityka.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
|<!--Civil union--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]/[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Unregistered cohabitation since 2012 (some entitlements only)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1620801,1,zwiazki-partnerskie--nie-w-tej-kadencji.read |title=Związki partnerskie - nie w tej kadencji |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=28 May 2015 |publisher=polityka.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutionally banned since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm |title=The Constitution of the Republic of Poland |accessdate=5 May 2015 |publisher=Sejm RP |quote=Marriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, shall be placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland. }}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutionally banned since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm |title=The Constitution of the Republic of Poland |accessdate=5 May 2015 |publisher=Sejm RP |quote=Marriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, shall be placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland. }}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] LGBT individuals may adopt, joint adoption forbidden.<ref>http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/learn-about-a-country/poland.html</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] LGBT individuals may adopt, joint adoption forbidden.<ref>http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/learn-about-a-country/poland.html</ref>

Revision as of 19:37, 5 January 2018

Overall

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
European Union European Union Yes Legal in all 28 member states.[1] Yes/No Legal in 23/28 member states.
Yes/No Legal in 14/28 member states.
Yes/No Joint adoption legal in 14/28 member states.
Step-child adoption legal in 18/28 member states.
Yes/No Legal in 27/28 member states.
Yes/No Membership requires a state to ban anti-gay discrimination in employment only. Yes Legal in 26/28 member states.[2]

Member States

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Austria Austria Yes Legal since 1971[3]
+ UN decl. sign.
Yes Registered partnership since 2010[4] No/Yes Legal from 1 January 2019[5] Yes Step-child adoption since 2013.
Joint adoption since 2016.[6][7]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[8]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Gender change is legal.[10]
Belgium Belgium Yes Legal nationwide since 1975
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Legal cohabitation since 2000[11] Yes Legal since 2003[12][13][14] Yes Legal since 2006[15]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[16]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Since 2017, name changes does not require sex changes and (legal and physical) sex changes does not require sterilisation[17].
Bulgaria Bulgaria Yes Legal since 1968
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutionally banned since 1991[18] No LGBT individuals may adopt.[19] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity, but requires sterilisation for change[20][21]
Croatia Croatia Yes Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Life partnership since 2014[22] No Constitutionally banned since the 2013 referendum.[23] Yes/No Partner-guardianship since 2014 (parental responsibility and a permanent next-of-kins relationship between a life partner and their partner's child which is registered in the child's birth certificate) Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9][24] Yes Act on the elimination of discrimination bans all types discrimination based on both gender identity and gender expression. Gender change is regulated by special policy issued by Ministry of Health.[25]
Cyprus Cyprus Yes Legal since 1998
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil cohabitation since 2015[26] No No No (The only EU country to ban LGBT people in the military, not enforced)[27] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.[28]

No Gender change is not legal.

Czech Republic Czech Republic Yes Legal since 1962 (As part of Czechoslovakia)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership since 2006[29] No No (Step-child adoption pending)[30] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Legal recognition is granted and birth certificate is amended[failed verification] after reassignment surgery (with mandatory sterilisation).[31]
Denmark Denmark Yes Legal since 1933
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership from 1989 to 2012 (Existing partnerships are still recognised.)[32] Yes Legal since 2012[33][34] Yes Step-child adoption since 1999.
Joint adoption since 2010.[35]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[36]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Legal gender change and recognition possible without surgery or hormone therapy.[37]
Estonia Estonia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Cohabitation agreement since 2016[38] Yes/No Marriage performed abroad recognized since 2016[39] Yes/No Step-child adoption since 2016. Couples where both partners are infertile may also jointly adopt non-biological children since 2016 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Gender reassignment legal.[31]
Finland Finland
Åland(includes Åland Islands)
Yes Legal since 1971
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership from 2002 to 2017 (Existing partnerships are still recognised.)[40] Yes Legal since 2017[41] Yes Step-child adoption since 2009.
Joint adoption since 2017.
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Legal change and recognition is possible only with sterilisation.[42]
France France Yes Legal nationwide since 1791
Legal in Savoy since 1792
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil solidarity pact since 1999[43] Yes Legal since 2013[44] Yes Legal since 2013[45] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Since 2017, sex changes no longer requires sterilisation.[46]
Germany Germany Yes Legal in East Germany since 1968
Legal in West Berlin and West Germany since 1969
+ UN decl. sign.[3][47]
Yes Registered life partnership from 2001 to 2017 (Existing partnerships are still recognised.)[48] Yes Legal since 2017[49] Yes Step-child adoption since 2005.
Successive adoption since 2013.
Joint adoption since 2017.[49]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[50][51] Yes Gender change is legal.[52]
Greece Greece Yes Legal since 1951 + UN decl. sign.[3] Yes Civil union since 2015[53] No No LGBT individuals may adopt. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Legal since 2017.[54][55]
Hungary Hungary Yes Legal since 1962
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership since 2009[56] No [57][58]
Constitutionally banned since 2012.[59][60]
No LGBT individuals may adopt; (Joint and step-child adoption pending)[58] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] No No legal recognition.[31]
Republic of Ireland Ireland Yes Male legal since 1993
Female always legal
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnership from 2011 to 2015. (Existing partnerships are still recognised.)[61] Yes Legal since 2015 after a constitutional referendum.[62] Yes Joint adoption since 2016. Stepchild adoption is not legal for any couples, but a birth parent and their partner may be eligible to be joint adopters of the child.[63][64][65][66]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[67]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[68][69][70] Yes Gender Recognition Act 2015 [71]
Italy Italy Yes Legal since 1890
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil union since 2016[72][73] Yes/No(Pending) [74][75][76][77][78] Yes/No Stepchild adoption admitted by the Court of Cassation[79][80].

The Florence Court for Minors has recognised a foreign joint adoption by a gay couple[81]

Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Since 1982 legal recognition and documents can be amended to the recognised gender.[82] The Court of Cassation decided in 2015 that sterilisation is not required.[83]
Latvia Latvia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutionally banned since 2006[84] No LGBT individuals may adopt.[85] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Documents are amended accordingly, no medical intervention required.[86]
Lithuania Lithuania Yes Legal since 1993
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No (Cohabitation agreement pending)[87] No Constitutionally banned since 1992[88] No Only married couples can adopt.[89] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Gender change is legal since 2003.[90]
Luxembourg Luxembourg Yes Legal since 1795
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered Partnership since 2004[91] Yes Legal since 2015[92][93] Yes Legal since 2015[94] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[95] Yes (Requires sterilisation for change[31])
Malta Malta Yes Legal since 1973
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil union since 2014[96] Yes Legal since 2017 Yes Legal since 2014 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Since 2015.[97]
Netherlands Netherlands Yes Legal since 1811
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership since 1998[98] Yes Legal since 2001[99] Yes Legal since 2001[100]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[101]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[102] Yes[103]
Poland Poland Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes/No Unregistered cohabitation since 2012 (some entitlements only)[104] No Constitutionally banned since 1997.[105] No LGBT individuals may adopt, joint adoption forbidden.[106] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes
Portugal Portugal Yes Legal since 1983
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes De facto union since 2001[107][108] Yes Legal since 2010[109] Yes Legal since 2016 (+automatic co-parent recognition)[110][111][112] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination.[9] Yes Since 2011. All documents can be amended to the recognised gender.[113]
Romania Romania Yes Legal since 1996
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No No LGBT individuals may adopt.[114] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Legal recognition and birth certificates amended[failed verification] after reassignment surgery (sterilisation mandatory)[31]
Slovakia Slovakia Yes Legal since 1962 (As part of Czechoslovakia)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutionally banned since 2014[115] No LGBT individuals may adopt.[116] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[117][118] Yes (Requires sterilisation for change[31])
Slovenia Slovenia Yes Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership since 2006[119];
Unregistered cohabitation since 2017[120]
No Yes/No Step-child adoption since 2011[121] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Gender change is legal.[122]
Spain Spain Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes De facto union in Catalonia (1998),[123] Aragon (1999),[123] Navarre (2000),[123] Castile-La Mancha (2000),[123] Valencia (2001),[124] the Balearic Islands (2001),[125] Madrid (2001),[123] Asturias (2002),[126] Castile and León (2002),[127] Andalusia (2002),[123] the Canary Islands (2003),[123] Extremadura (2003),[123] Basque Country (2003),[123] Cantabria (2005),[128] Galicia (2008)[129] and La Rioja (2010)[130] Yes Legal since 2005[131] Yes Legal since 2005[132]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[133]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes Since 2007, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender[134]
Sweden Sweden Yes Legal since 1944
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership from 1995 to 2009 (Existing partnerships are still recognised.)[135] Yes Legal since 2009[136] Yes Legal since 2003[137]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[138]
Yes [139] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[9] Yes[140]
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gibraltar(includes Gibraltar)
Yes Male legal in England and Wales since 1967, in Scotland since 1981, in Northern Ireland since 1982, and in Gibraltar since 1993.
Female always legal
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnership since 2005, in Gibraltar since 2012[141] Yes Legal in England, Wales and Scotland since 2014, in Gibraltar since 2016.[142][143]
No Not performed in Northern Ireland
Yes Legal in England and Wales since 2005, in Scotland since 2009, in Northern Ireland since 2013, and in Gibraltar since 2014[144][145]
(+automatic co-parent recognition)[146]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[147][3]
Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination in Gibraltar
Yes Gender Recognition Act 2004
No Not legal in Gibraltar


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