Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Latvia

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1986
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Unknown
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