Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Germany

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
62 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
Full ban
Since 2021
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 1988
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