Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1977
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