Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Malta

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 1998
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