Compare LGBT Rights in Japan & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1881
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBannedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2011
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
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