Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Cyprus

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 2002
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