Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & Latvia

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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