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Bans all anti-gay discrimination Gender reassignment legal; surgery not required Faroe Islands (Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark) Legal since 1933 + UN decl. sign. Legal since 2017 Legal since 2017 Denmark responsible for defence Bans some anti-gay discrimination Finland (includes land Islands) Legal since 1971 + UN decl. sign. Registered partnerships from 2002 to 2017 (existing partnerships are still recognised) Legal since 2017 Stepchild adoption since 2009; joint adoption since 2017 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Legal change and recognition is possible only with sterilisation Iceland Legal since 1940 (As part of Denmark) + UN decl. sign. Registered cohabitation since 2006; Registered partnerships from 1996 to 2010 (existing partnerships are still recognised)
Legal since 2010 Legal since 2006Has no military Bans all anti-gay discrimination Documents can be amended to the recognised gender, sterilisation not required Latvia Legal since 1992 + UN decl. sign. Constitutional ban since 2006 LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Bans some anti-gay discrimination Documents are amended accordingly, no medical intervention required Lithuania Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign./Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018; Cohabitation agreement pending Constitutional ban since 1992 Only married couples can adopt Bans all anti-gay discrimination Gender change legal; surgery required Norway Legal since 1972 + UN decl. sign. Registered partnerships from 1993 to 2009 (existing partnerships are still recognised) Legal since 2009 Stepchild adoption since
2002; joint adoption since 2009 Bans all anti-gay discrimination All documents can be amended to the recognised gender Sweden Legal since 1944 + UN decl. sign. Registered partnerships from 1995 to 2009 (existing partnerships are still recognised) Legal since 2009 Legal since 2003 Bans all anti-gay discrimination
LGBT rights in:Same-sex sexual activityRecognition of same-sex unionsSame-sex marriageAdoption by same-sex couplesLGB people allowed to serve openly in militaryAnti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientationLaws concerning gender identity/expression Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) Legal since 2000 + UN decl. sign. Since 2005, for members of the British Armed Forces Since 2014, for members of the British Armed Forces UK responsible for defence Bans some anti-gay discrimination Albania Legal since 1995 + UN decl. sign. Bans all anti-gay discrimination No legal recognition Andorra Legal since 1990 + UN decl. sign. Stable unions since
2005; Civil unions since 2014 Legal since 2014Has no military Bans all anti-gay discrimination No legal recognition Bosnia and Herzegovina Legal since 1996 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska since 1998, and in Brko District since 2003 + UN decl. sign. Bans all anti-gay discrimination Requires surgery for change Bulgaria Legal since 1968 + UN decl. sign./Limited residency rights for married same-sex couples since 2018 Constitutional ban since 1991 LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Bans all anti-gay discrimination Requires sterilisation and surgery for change Cyprus Legal since 1998 + UN decl. sign. Civil cohabitation since 2015 Bans all
anti-gay discrimination Forbids discrimination based on gender identity. Gender change is not legal. Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign. Civil partnerships since 2014 Legal since 2016 Legal since 2014 UK responsible for defence Bans all anti-gay discrimination Forbids discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment Greece Legal since 1951 + UN decl. sign. Cohabitation agreements since 2015 Same-sex couples in a civil partnership may become foster parents; LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Bans all anti-gay discrimination Under the Legal Gender Recognition Act 2017 Italy Legal since 1890 + UN decl. sign. Civil unions since 2016/One same-sex marriage was recognized in
2017/Stepchild adoption admitted by the Court of Cassation since 2016 Bans some anti-gay discrimination Legal recognition and documents can be amended to the recognised gender, sterilisation not required Kosovo (Disputed territory) Legal since 1994 (as part of Yugoslavia) LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Bans all anti-gay discrimination No legal recognition Malta Legal since 1973 + UN decl. sign. Civil unions since 2014 Legal since 2017 Legal since 2014 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2016 Transgender people allowed to change gender; surgery not required since 2015 Montenegro Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia) + UN decl.
sign. Proposed Constitutional ban since 2007 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Requires sterilisation and surgery for change North Macedonia Legal since 1996 + UN decl. sign. Bans all anti-gay discrimination Northern Cyprus (Disputed territory) Legal since 2014 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Portugal Legal since 1983 + UN decl. sign. De facto unions since 2001 Legal since 2010 Legal since 2016 Bans all anti-gay discrimination All documents can be amended to the recognised gender since 2011 San Marino Legal since 1865 + UN decl. sign. Civil unions since 2019/Stepchild adoption legal since 2019 Bans all anti-gay discrimination No legal recognition Serbia Legal from 1858, when nominally a vassal of
the Ottoman Empire to 1860, and again since 1994 (As part of Yugoslavia) + UN decl. sign. Constitutional ban since 2006 LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Bans all anti-gay discrimination Sterilisation and surgery no longer required since 2019 Spain Legal since 1979 + UN decl. sign. De facto unions in Catalonia (1998), Aragon (1999), Navarre (2000), Castile-La Mancha (2000), Valencia (2001), the Balearic Islands (2001), Madrid (2001), Asturias (2002), Castile and León (2002), Andalusia (2002), the Canary Islands (2003), Extremadura (2003), Basque Country (2003), Cantabria
(2005), Galicia (2008) La Rioja (2010), and Murcia (2018), and in both autonomous cities; Ceuta (1998) and Melilla (2008). Legal since 2005 Legal since 2005 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal in Andalusia, Madrid, Murcia and Valencia Since 2007, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender Turkey Legal since 1858 Legal since 1988, requires sterilisation and surgery for change Vatican City Legal since 1890 (As part of Italy) Has no military
LGBT rights in:Same-sex sexual activityRecognition of same-sex unionsSame-sex marriageAdoption by same-sex couplesLGB people allowed to serve openly in militaryAnti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientationLaws concerning gender identity/expression Belgium Legal nationwide since 1795 + UN decl. sign. Legal cohabitation since 2000 Legal since 2003 Legal since 2006 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Since 2018, sex changes do not require sterilisation and surgery France Legal nationwide since 1791 Legal in Savoy since 1792 + UN decl. sign. Civil solidarity pact since 1999 Legal since 2013 Legal since 2013 Bans all anti-gay discrimination Since 2017, sex changes no longer requires sterilisation and surgery