Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Latvia

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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