Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & France

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
Parental approval required
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 1982
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