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European Union

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people 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 27 member states[1] Yes/No Recognized in 25/27 member states
Yes/No Legal in 16/27 member states
Yes/No Stepchild adoption legal in 20/27 member states;
joint adoption legal in 17/27 member states
Yes Legal in all member states Yes Membership requires a state to ban discrimination based on person's sexual orientation in employment.
4/27 states ban some anti-gay discrimination.
23/27 states ban all anti-gay discrimination
Yes/No Legal in 25/27 member states[2]

Central Europe

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Austria Austria Yes Legal since 1971; equal age of consent since 2002[3]
+ UN decl. sign.
Yes Registered partnerships since 2010[4] Yes Legal since 2019[5] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2013;
joint adoption since 2016[6][7][8]
Yes Includes transgender people[9] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Transgender people allowed to change gender without undergoing surgery[11]
Czech Republic Czech Republic Yes Legal since 1962 (As part of Czechoslovakia); equal age of consent since 1990
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships since 2006[12] No Upcoming Effective from January 1, 2025 “biological and partial step-child” adoption for same-sex couples, not full joint adoption. Yes Includes transgender people[13] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Legal recognition after sex reassignment surgery (with mandatory sterilisation)[14]
Germany Germany Yes Legal in East Germany since 1968
Legal in West Germany since 1969; equal age of consent since 1988 in East Germany and since 1994 in unified Germany
+ UN decl. sign.[3][15]
Yes Registered life partnerships from 2001 to 2017 (existing partnerships and new foreign partnerships still recognised)[16][17] Yes Legal since 2017[18] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2005; successive adoption since 2013; joint adoption legal since 2017[18] Yes Includes transgender people[19] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[20] Upcoming Effective from November 1, 2024 self-determination of gender changes.
Hungary Hungary Yes Legal since 1962; equal age of consent since 2002
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships since 2009[21] No Constitutional ban since 2012[22][23][24][25] No Constitutional ban since 2020[26][23] Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity

No Transgender people are not allowed to change gender since 2020.[27]

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Yes Legal since 1989; equal age of consent since 2001
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships since 2011[28] Upcoming Effective from January 1, 2025 [29][30][31][32][33][34] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2022;
joint adoption since 2023[35][36]
Has no military Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] No Gender change is not legal[14]
Poland Poland Yes Legal since 1932
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No/Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 2012;
registered partnership proposed 2019
No Constitutional ban since 1997[37] (Article 18 of the Constitution is generally interpreted as limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples[38][39][40][41][42][43])[a] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[45] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Transgender people allowed to change gender. No provisions for nonbinary people. [46]
Slovakia Slovakia Yes Legal since 1962 (As part of Czechoslovakia); equal age of consent since 1990
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No/Yes some limited rights for unregistered cohabiting same-sex couples since 2018;
Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018 (Proposed)
No Constitutional ban since 2014 No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[47] Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[48][49] Yes/No Allowed to change legal gender in theory. However because of lack of care and refusal by the state, de facto almost impossible since 2022. See LGBT rights in Slovakia § Gender identity and expression
Slovenia Slovenia Yes Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 1990
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered cohabitation since 2006[50];
Registered partnerships since 2017[51]
Yes Legal since 2022[52] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2011;
joint adoption since 2022[53]
Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Gender change is legal[54]
Switzerland Switzerland Yes Legal nationwide since 1942
Legal in the cantons of Geneva (as part of France), Ticino, Valais, and Vaud since 1798; equal age of consent since 1990
+ UN decl. sign.[3][55]
Yes Registered partnerships in Geneva (2001),[56] Zürich (2003),[57] Neuchâtel (2004)[58] and Fribourg (2005)[58]
Nationwide since 2007[59]
Yes Legal since 2022[60] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2018;
joint adoption since 2022[60][61]
Yes Includes transgender people[62] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination [63] Yes Gender change is legal on simple declaration (self-determination +16 yo); surgery/sterilisation not required. [64]

Eastern Europe

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Abkhazia Abkhazia
(Disputed territory)
Yes Legal after 1991 No No No No
Armenia Armenia Yes Legal since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutional ban since 2015[65][66] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples. No[67] No No
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Yes Legal since 2000[3] No No No No No No
Belarus Belarus Yes Legal since 1994[3] No No Constitutional ban since 1994[68] No No/Yes Banned from military service during peacetime, but during wartime homosexuals are permitted to enlist as partially able[69] No Yes/No (Highly bureaucratic, lengthy two-stage process: deciding body meets only twice a year; permission for medical or surgical interventions only at the second stage. Flaw in passport conversion whereby passport number may reveal former designation of sex to agencies.)[70]
Georgia (country) Georgia Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutional ban since 2018 No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[71] Yes Requires sterilisation and surgery for change[14]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Legal since 1998[3] No No No Yes[72] No Yes Requires sex reassignment surgery, sterilization, hormone therapy and medical examinations[citation needed]
Moldova Moldova Yes Legal since 1995
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutional ban since 1994[73] No Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes No longer requires sterilisation or surgery for change since 2017[14]
Russia Russia Yes Male legal since 1993
Female always legal[74][3]
No Illegal in practice in Chechnya, where homosexuals are abducted and sent to concentration camps based on their perceived sexual orientation.
No No Constitutional ban since 2020[75] No No No No Gender change has not been legal since 2023[76]
South Ossetia South Ossetia
(Disputed territory)
Yes Legal after 1991 No No No No
Transnistria Transnistria
(Disputed territory)
Yes Legal since 2002[77] No No No No
Ukraine Ukraine Yes Legal since 1991
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No Constitutional ban since 1996[78] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[79] Yes[80][81] Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[82] Yes No longer requires sterilisation or surgery for change since 2016[83]

Northern Europe

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Denmark Denmark Yes Legal since 1933; equal age of consent since 1973
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships from 1989 to 2012 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[84] Yes Legal since 2012[85][86] Yes Stepchild adoption since 1999;
joint adoption since 2010[87][88]
Yes Includes transgender people[89] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Legal gender change and recognition possible without surgery or hormone therapy[90]
Estonia Estonia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Cohabitation agreement since 2016[91] Yes Legal since 2024[92] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2016;
joint adoption since 2024[93]
Yes[citation needed] Includes transgender people[94] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Gender reassignment legal; surgery not required[14]
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
(Autonomous Territory within the Kingdom of Denmark)
Yes Legal since 1933; equal age of consent since 1977
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Yes Legal since 2017[95][96] Yes Legal since 2017 Yes The Kingdom of Denmark responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[97][98] No[99]
Finland Finland
Åland (includes Åland)
Yes Legal since 1971; equal age of consent since 1999
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships from 2002 to 2017 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[100] Yes Legal since 2017[101] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2009;
joint adoption since 2017
Yes Includes transgender people[102] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Since 2023, by way of self-determination.[103]
Iceland Iceland Yes Legal since 1940; equal age of consent since 1992
(As part of Denmark)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered cohabitation since 2006;[104]
Registered partnerships from 1996 to 2010 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[105]
Yes Legal since 2010[106][107] Yes Legal since 2006[108][109] No standing army Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Documents can be amended to the recognised gender, sterilisation not required[110][14]
Latvia Latvia Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships since 2024[111][112] No Constitutional ban since 2006[113] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples, incl. stepchild adoption[114] Yes[115] Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[116] YesLegal change allowed[117] but requires "full" transition and doctor's or court's approval.[118] Sterilization required.[119]
Lithuania Lithuania Yes Legal since 1993
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No/Yes Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018; Cohabitation agreement pending [120] Civil unions proposed. No Constitutional ban since 1992[121] No Only married couples can adopt[122] YesSince 2015[123] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Effective from 2/2/2022, gender change on legal documents permitted without surgery and no non-binary option available.[124][125]
Norway Norway Yes Legal since 1972
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships from 1993 to 2009 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[126] Yes Legal since 2009[127][128] Yes Stepchild adoption since 2002;
joint adoption since 2009[129][130]
Yes Includes transgender people[131] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[132] Yes All documents can be amended to the recognised gender[11]
Sweden Sweden Yes Legal since 1944; equal age of consent since 1972
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships from 1995 to 2009 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[133] Yes Legal since 2009[134] Yes Legal since 2003[135][136] Yes[137] Includes transgender people[138] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes/Upcoming First country within the world in 1972 to allow gender reassignment procedures for individuals. Effective from July 1, 2025 by self-determination for individuals to change gender.

Southern Europe

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000; equal age of consent since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[3][139][140]
Yes Since 2005, for members of the British Armed Forces[141] Yes Since 2014, for members of the British Armed Forces[142] Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[143]
Albania Albania Yes Legal since 1995
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] No No legal recognition[14]
Andorra Andorra Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Stable unions since 2005[144]; Civil unions from 2014–2023, replaced by civil marriage[145] Yes Legal since 2023 Yes Legal since 2014[146][145][147] Has no military Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Since 2023, without SRS and sterilization - but with a mandatory 2-year waiting period.[148]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes Legal since 1996 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska since 1998, and in Brčko District since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No No No Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Requires surgery for change[149]
Bulgaria Bulgaria Yes Legal since 1968; equal age of consent since 2002
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No/Yes Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018 No Constitutional ban since 1991[150] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[151] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.[152][153]

No Transgender people are not allowed to change gender since 2017.[154][155]

Croatia Croatia Yes Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 1998
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 2003 [156] Life partnerships since 2014[157] No Constitutional ban since 2013[158] Yes Legal since 2022[159] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10][160] Yes Act on the elimination of discrimination bans all discrimination based on both gender identity and gender expression. Gender change is regulated by special policy issued by Ministry of Health.[161]
Cyprus Cyprus Yes Legal since 1998; equal age of consent since 2002
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil cohabitation since 2015[162] No No Yes[163] Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Forbids some discrimination based on gender identity.[164]
Gender change not legal.
Gibraltar Gibraltar
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1993; equal age of consent since 2012
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnerships since 2014[165] Yes Legal since 2016[166] Yes Legal since 2014 Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[167] Yes Forbids discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment[167]

No Gender change is not legal

Greece Greece Yes Legal since 1951; equal age of consent since 2015
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Cohabitation agreements since 2015[168] Yes Legal since 2024[169] Yes Legal since 2024 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Under the Legal Gender Recognition Act 2017[170][171]
Italy Italy Yes Legal since 1890
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil unions since 2016[172] No In 2018 the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages performed abroad must be registered as civil unions. (Proposed) [173] Yes/No Stepchild adoption admitted by the Court of Cassation since 2016[174][175] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Legal recognition and documents can be amended to the recognised gender, sterilisation not required[176][177]
Kosovo Kosovo
(Disputed territory)
Yes Legal since 1994
(as part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 2004[3]
No No[178] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[179][180] Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[181] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.

No No legal recognition[14]

Malta Malta Yes Legal since 1973
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil unions since 2014[182] Yes Legal since 2017 Yes Legal since 2014 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10]
Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2016
Yes Transgender people allowed to change gender; surgery not required since 2015[183]
Montenegro Montenegro Yes Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia)
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Life partnership from July 2021[184] No Constitutional ban since 2007 (Court decision pending)[185][186] No Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Requires sterilisation and surgery for change[11][14]
North Macedonia North Macedonia Yes Legal since 1996
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No (Proposed) No No Yes[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Forbids discrimination based on gender identity.

Gender change is legally recognized since 2021[187]

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus
(Disputed territory)
Yes Legal since 2014[188][189][3] No No No No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[188][189] Yes Legal, requires surgery for change[190]
Portugal Portugal Yes Legal since 1983; equal age of consent since 2007
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes De facto unions since 2001[191][192] Yes Legal since 2010[193] Yes Legal since 2016[194][195][196] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes All documents can be amended to the recognised gender since 2011[197]
Romania Romania Yes Legal since 1996; equal age of consent since 2002
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No/Yes Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018;[198]
No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[199] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Legal recognition after sex reassignment surgery (sterilisation mandatory)[14]
San Marino San Marino Yes Legal since 1865
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil unions since 2019 No Yes/No Stepchild adoption legal since 2019 Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination No No legal recognition[11]
Serbia Serbia Yes Legal from 1858, when nominally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire to 1860,[200] and again since 1994 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 2006
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
No (Proposed) No Constitutional ban since 2006[201] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Legal after 1 year of hormone therapy, surgery no longer required since 2019[202]
Spain Spain Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes De facto unions in Catalonia (1998),[203] Aragon (1999),[203] Navarre (2000),[203] Castilla–La Mancha (2000),[203] Valencia (2001),[204] the Balearic Islands (2001),[205] Madrid (2001),[203] Asturias (2002),[206] Castile and León (2002),[207] Andalusia (2002),[203] the Canary Islands (2003),[203] Extremadura (2003),[203] Basque Country (2003),[203] Cantabria (2005),[208] Galicia (2008)[209] La Rioja (2010),[210] and Murcia (2018),[211][212] and in both autonomous cities; Ceuta (1998)[213] and Melilla (2008).[214] Yes Legal since 2005[215] Yes Legal since 2005[216][217] Yes Includes transgender people[218] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10]
Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal nationwide since 2023.[219]
Yes Since 2023, by way of self-determination[220]
Turkey Turkey Yes Legal since 1858[3] No No No No No Yes Legal since 1988, requires sterilisation and surgery for change[221]
Vatican City Vatican City Yes Legal since 1890 (As part of Italy)[3] No No No Has no military No

Western Europe

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LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Belgium Belgium Yes Legal nationwide since 1795; equal age of consent since 1985
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Legal cohabitation since 2000[222] Yes Legal since 2003[223][224][225] Yes Legal since 2006[226][227] Yes Includes transgender people[228] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Since 2018, sex changes do not require sterilisation and surgery[229]
France France Yes Legal nationwide since 1791
Legal in Savoy since 1792; equal age of consent since 1982
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil solidarity pact since 1999[230] Yes Legal since 2013[231] Yes Legal since 2013[232] Yes Includes transgender people[233] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[10] Yes Since 2017, sex changes no longer requires sterilisation and surgery[234]
Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernsey
(Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1983; equal age of consent since 2012
+ UN decl. sign.[235][236][3]
Yes Civil partnerships performed in the UK abroad recognised for succession purposes in inheritance and other matters respecting interests in property since 2012[237][238] Legal cohabitation since 2017[239] Yes Legal since 2017 in Guernsey, since 2018 in Alderney, and since 2020 in Sark[240]
[241]
Yes Legal since 2017[242] Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[243][244] Yes Legal gender changes since 2007[245][246]
Republic of Ireland Ireland Yes Male legal since 1993
Female always legal
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnerships from 2011 to 2015 (existing partnerships are still recognised)[247] Yes Legal since 2015 after a constitutional referendum[248] Yes Legal since 2017[249][250][251][252][253][254] Yes Includes transgender people[255] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[256][257][258] Yes Under the Gender Recognition Act 2015, by self-declaration.[259]
Isle of Man Isle of Man; equal age of consent since 2006
(Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnerships since 2011[260] Yes Legal since 2016[261] Yes Legal since 2011 Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[262] Yes Transgender people are allowed to change their legal gender and to have their new gender recognised as a result of the Gender Recognition Act 2009 (c.11)[263][264]
Jersey Jersey; equal age of consent since 2006
(Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1990
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnerships since 2012[265] Yes Legal since 2018[266][267] Yes Legal since 2012 Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[268] Yes Under the Gender Recognition (Jersey) Law 2010[269]
Luxembourg Luxembourg Yes Legal since 1795; equal age of consent since 1992
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnerships since 2004[270] Yes Legal since 2015[271][272] Yes Legal since 2015[273] Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[274] Yes No divorce, sterilization and/or surgery legally required since September 2018 for change of gender[275][14]
Monaco Monaco Yes Legal since 1793
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Cohabitation agreements since 2020 No (Proposed) No Yes France responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[3]
Netherlands Netherlands Yes Legal since 1811; equal age of consent since 1971
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Registered partnership since 1998[276] Yes Legal since 2001[277] Yes Legal since 2001[278][279] Yes Includes transgender people[280] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[281] Yes Since 2014, sex changes do not require sterilisation and surgery[282][283]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Yes Female always legal. Male legal in England and Wales since 1967, in Scotland since 1981, and in Northern Ireland since 1982; equal age of consent since 2001
+ UN decl. sign.[3]
Yes Civil partnerships since 2005[284] Yes Legal in England, Wales, and Scotland since 2014, and Northern Ireland since 2020[285][285] Yes Legal in England and Wales since 2005, in Scotland since 2009 and Northern Ireland since 2013[286][287][288] Yes Since 2000; Includes transgender people[289] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[290][3] [291] Yes Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004

Notes

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  1. ^ In January 2019, a lower administrative court in Warsaw ruled that the language in Article 18 of the Constitution does not explicitly ban same-sex marriage.[44]

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