Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1989
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 2004
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