Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & San Marino

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1865
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Second parent adoption only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1958
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1865
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