Compare LGBT Rights in Ireland & Zambia

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1993
N/A
Since 2005
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