Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
N/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 1890
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