Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
N/A
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
N/A
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1890
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