Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & North Korea

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Illegal
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
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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