Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Latvia

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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