Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
70 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
77 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
N/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
N/A
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 1890
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