Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Zambia

Equality Index ?
70 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
77 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
N/A
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
N/A
Since 2005
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