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Membership in the European Union not only requires repeal of anti-homosexuality legislation, the Treaty of Amsterdam also requires anti-discrimination legislation to be enacted by its member states.[1]
Northern Europe
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Åland Islands (self-governing part of Finland)
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 Legal since 1971
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Legal since 2002
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Demilitarised | Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Denmark
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Legal since 1933 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1989
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Only in registered partnerships
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Estonia
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Legal since 1992 + UN decl. sign. |
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Unregulated, it is possible for any single individual to adopt if they can prove to be suitable to bring up a child.
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Faroe Islands (self-governing part of Denmark)
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Legal since 1933
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(Denmark responsible for defence)
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Finland
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Legal since 1971 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2002
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Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children since 2009
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Greenland (member country of the Kingdom of Denmark)
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Legal since 1933
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Civil unions since 1996
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Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children
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(Denmark responsible for defence)
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Iceland
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Legal since 1940 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1996
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Only in registered partnerships
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Has no army | Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Ireland, Republic of
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Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign. |
Under review.
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Only one partner can adopt the child / Same-sex couples can foster children
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Isle of Man
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Legal since 1994
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Legal since 2005
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Bans most anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Latvia
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Legal since 1992 + UN decl. sign. |
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Constitutional ban since 2006
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Only married couples can adopt
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Lithuania
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Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign. |
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Constitutional ban since 1992
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Only married couples can adopt
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Norway
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Legal since 1972 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1993
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Legal since 2009
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Sweden
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Legal since 1944 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1995
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Legal since 2009
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech against homosexuals
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 United Kingdom
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Legal since 1967 in England and Wales, 1980 in Scotland and 1982 in Northern Ireland + UN decl. sign. |
Civil partnerships since 2005
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Under review.[2]
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Gender Recognition Act 2004
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Western Europe
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Belgium
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Legal since 1843 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2000
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Legal since 2003
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 France
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Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 |
Under review. Recognizes same-sex marriage abroad.
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Single gay persons may adopt
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Guernsey (incl.  Alderney,  Herm and  Sark)
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legal since 1983 (Age of consent discrepancy)
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UK responsible for defence |
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Unknown | |
 Jersey
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legal since 1990
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Under review.
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UK responsible for defence | Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Luxembourg
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Legal since 1795 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2004
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Monaco
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Legal since 1793
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Unknown | France responsible for defence | Unknown | Unknown | |
 Netherlands
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Legal since 1811 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1998
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Legal since 2001. First country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Central Europe
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Austria
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Legal since 1971 + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered cohabitation since 2003, Registered partnership will become legal on 1 January 2010. [3]
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Croatia
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Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered co-habitation since 2003
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Czech Republic
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Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. |
Registered partnership since 2006.
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Germany
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Legal since 1968 in East Germany and 1969 in West Germany + UN decl. sign. |
Registered partnership since 2001
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Single gay persons may adopt or a partner can adopt the other partners child
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Hungary
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Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered co-habitation since 1996; Registered partnership from 1 July 2009 [1]
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Liechtenstein
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Legal since 1989 + UN decl. sign. |
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Has no army |
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Unknown | |
 Poland
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Legal since 1932 + UN decl. sign. |
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Constitutional ban since 1997
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(single gay-person may adopt)
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Slovakia
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Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Slovenia
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Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2006
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Bans most anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | |
 Switzerland
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Legal since 1942 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2007
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Single gay persons may adopt. Non-biological partner must provide educational and financial tutorship for his/her partner's child
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Eastern Europe
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Albania
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Legal since 1995 + UN decl. sign. |
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 Armenia (terminology "European" varies on border defintions)
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Legal since 2002 + UN decl. sign. |
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Unknown |
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 Azerbaijan (terminology "European" varies on border defintions)
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Legal since 2000
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Banned from military service
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 Belarus
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Legal since 1994
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Banned from military service
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Legal since 1996 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998 in Republika Srpska + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans most anti-gay discrimination
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 Bulgaria
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Legal since 1968 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Georgia (terminology "European" varies on border defintions)
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Legal since 2000 + UN decl. sign. |
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Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Macedonia
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Legal since 1996 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Moldova
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Legal since 1995
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 Montenegro
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Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Romania
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Legal since 1996 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Russia (incl. all constituent regions)
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Legal since 1993
(was legal in the RSFSR/Soviet Union from 1917-1930) |
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 Serbia
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Legal since 1994 (1981 in Vojvodina) + UN decl. sign. |
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Constitutional ban
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 Turkey
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Legal since 1858 (decriminalized by the Ottoman Empire)
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No particular legal ban.
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Banned from military service
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Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government
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 Ukraine
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Legal since 1992
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Southern Europe
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationsihps | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Andorra
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Official date of legality unknown, absolute certainty of legality since recognition of same-sex couples in 2005 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2005
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Unknown | Has no army | Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Cyprus
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Legal since 1998 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Gibraltar (overseas territory of the U.K.)
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Legal since 1993 (Age of consent discrepancy)
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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UK law applies
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 Greece
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Legal since 1951 (Age of consent discrepancy) + UN decl. sign. |
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Banned from military service
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Italy
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Legal since 1890 + UN decl. sign. |
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Only married couples can adopt
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Malta
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Legal since 1973 + UN decl. sign. |
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Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Portugal
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Legal since 1983 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2001
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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 San Marino
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Legal since 1864, recriminalised in 1974 and again legalised in 2001 + UN decl. sign. |
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Unknown |
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 Spain
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Legal since 1979 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 1998 (12 of 14 communities legalised Civil unions)
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Legal since 2005
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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La Ley de Identidad de Género (Gender Identity Law), enacted in 2007.
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Disputed territories
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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 Kosovo (only partially recognised, claimed by Serbia)
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Legal since 1994 (as part of Serbia), 2008 (as partially recognised sovereign territory)
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Unknown | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination
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 Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus (only recognised by Republic of Turkey)
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Legal since 2009
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Unknown | Unknown |
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