Gebruiker:Wordscape/temp27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjabloon:Landdata Åland Islands Åland Islands (self-governing part of Finland) |  Legal since 1971 | Legal since 2002 |  | | Demilitarised | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Denmark Denmark | Legal since 1933 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1989 | | Only in registered partnerships | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Estonia Estonia | Legal since 1992 + UN decl. sign. | (but registered partnerships are proposed) | | Unregulated, it is possible for any single individual to adopt if they can prove to be suitable to bring up a child. | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (self-governing part of Denmark) | Legal since 1933 | (but registered partnerships are proposed) | | | (Denmark responsible for defence) | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
 Finland | Legal since 1971 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2002 | | Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children since 2009 | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Greenland Greenland (member country of the Kingdom of Denmark) | Legal since 1933 +UN decl. sign via Denmark. | Civil unions since 1996 | | Only in registered partnerships and only with partner's children | (Denmark responsible for defence) | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Iceland Iceland | Legal since 1940 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1996 | | Only in registered partnerships | Has no army | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Ireland Ireland, Republic of | Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign. | (Civil Partnership Bill expected to be passed in Autumn 2009) | | Single gay persons may adopt | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Isle of Man Isle of Man | Legal since 1994 | Legal since 2005 | | | | Bans most anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Latvia Latvia | Legal since 1992 + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban since 2006 | Only married couples can adopt | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Lithuania Lithuania | Legal since 1993 + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban since 1992 | Only married couples can adopt | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Norway Norway | Legal since 1972 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1993 | Legal since 2009 | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Sweden Sweden | Legal since 1944 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1995 | Legal since 2009 | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech against homosexuals | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata United Kingdom United Kingdom | Legal since 1967 in England and Wales, 1980 in Scotland and 1982 in Northern Ireland + UN decl. sign. | Civil partnerships since 2005 | | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Gender Recognition Act 2004 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjabloon:Landdata Belgium Belgium | Legal since 1843 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2000 | Legal since 2003 | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata France France | Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. | Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 | Under review. Recognizes same-sex marriage abroad. | Single gay persons may adopt | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
 Guernsey (incl.  Alderney,  Herm and  Sark) | legal since 1983 (Age of consent discrepancy) | | | | UK responsible for defence | | Unknown | |
 Jersey | legal since 1990 | (Civil Partnerships are proposed) | | | UK responsible for defence | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Luxembourg Luxembourg | Legal since 1795 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2004 | (but it is proposed) | (but it is proposed) | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
 Monaco | Legal since 1793 | | | Unknown | France responsible for defence | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Netherlands Netherlands | Legal since 1811 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1998 | Legal since 2001. First country to legalize same-sex marriage. | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjabloon:Landdata Austria Austria | Legal since 1971 + UN decl. sign. | Unregistered cohabitation since 2003, Registered partnership could be become legal on 1 January 2010. [2] | | | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Croatia Croatia | Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. | Unregistered co-habitation since 2003; Registered partnership refused in 2005 | | Single person may adopt | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Act on the elimination of discrimination | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Czech Republic Czech Republic | Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. | Registered partnership since 2006. | | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Germany Germany | Legal since 1968 in East Germany and 1969 in West Germany + UN decl. sign. | Registered partnership since 2001 | (but it is proposed) | Single gay persons may adopt or a partner can adopt the other partner's child (full joint adoption is proposed)[3] | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Hungary Hungary | Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. | Unregistered cohabitation since 1996 and Registered partnership since 2009 | | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
 Liechtenstein | Legal since 1989 + UN decl. sign. | | | | Has no army | | Unknown | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Poland Poland | Legal since 1932 + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban since 1997 | (single gay-person may adopt) | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Slovakia Slovakia | Legal since 1962 + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Slovenia Slovenia | Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. | Registered partnership since 2006 | Under consideration | Under consideration | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Sex change can be recorded in a central register, and new documents can be issued based on person's new gender identity.[4] | Unknown |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Switzerland Switzerland | Legal since 1942 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2007 | | Single gay persons may adopt. Non-biological partner must provide educational and financial tutorship for his/her partner's child | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjabloon:Landdata Albania Albania | Legal since 1995 + UN decl. sign. | | (but proposed) [1] | | | | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Armenia Armenia (terminology "European" varies on border defintions) | Legal since 2002 + UN decl. sign. | | | | Unknown | | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (terminology "European" varies on border defintions) | Legal since 2000 | | | | Banned from military service | | | |
 Belarus | Legal since 1994 | | | | Banned from military service | | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina | Legal since 1996 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998 in Republika Srpska + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans most anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Bulgaria Bulgaria | Legal since 1968 + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Georgia Georgia (terminology "European" varies on border defintions) | Legal since 2000 + UN decl. sign. | | | | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Macedonia Macedonia | Legal since 1996 + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Moldova Moldova | Legal since 1995 | | Constitutional ban | | | | | |
 Montenegro | Legal since 1977 + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Romania Romania | Legal since 1996 + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Russia Russia (incl. all constituent regions) | Legal since 1993 (was legal in the RSFSR/Soviet Union from 1917-1930) | | | | | | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Serbia Serbia | Legal since 1994 (1981 in Vojvodina) + UN decl. sign. | | Constitutional ban | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Turkey Turkey | Legal since 1858 (decriminalized by the Ottoman Empire) | | | No particular legal ban. | Can apply for exemption from draft | Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Ukraine Ukraine | Legal since 1992 | | Constitutional ban | | | | |
Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | Legal since 1763 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2005 | | Unknown | Has no army | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Cyprus Cyprus | Legal since 1998 + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
 Gibraltar (overseas territory of the U.K.) | Legal since 1993 (Age of consent discrepancy) | | | | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | UK law applies | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Greece Greece | Legal since 1951 (Age of consent discrepancy) + UN decl. sign. | | | | Banned from military service | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Italy Italy | Legal since 1890 + UN decl. sign. | | | Only married couples can adopt | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
 Malta | Legal since 1973 + UN decl. sign. | | | | | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
 Portugal | Legal since 1983 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 2001 | (but is it proposed) | (but is it proposed) | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | | |
 San Marino | Legal since 1864, recriminalised in 1974 and again legalised in 2001 + UN decl. sign. | | | | Unknown | | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Spain Spain | Legal since 1979 + UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1998 (12 of 14 communities legalised Civil unions) | Legal since 2005 | | | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | La Ley de Identidad de Género (Gender Identity Law), enacted in 2007. | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kosovo (only partially recognised, claimed by Serbia) | Legal since 1994 (as part of Serbia), 2008 (as partially recognised sovereign territory) | | | Unknown | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | | |
| Sjabloon:Landdata Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus (only recognised by Republic of Turkey) | Legal since 2009 | | | Unknown | Unknown | | |
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