Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Liechtenstein

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Ambiguous
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 2001
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