Compare LGBT Rights in Australia, Malta, & Iceland

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
76 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
100 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
53 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderVaries by Region
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
LegalLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2011
Recognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1997
UnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2023
Full ban
Since 2015
Full ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
LegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyVaries by RegionBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1998
Equal
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