Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Croatia

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2013
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1999
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1998
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