Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
N/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1890
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