Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Malta

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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