Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Switzerland are relatively progressive by European standards, although LGBT people lack full legal equality with full joint adoption and IVF access remaining unavailable in Switzerland as of 2020. Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized nationwide in 1942 with the introduction of a national criminal code. Switzerland also has the intersex organization Zwischengeschlecht which campaigns for intersex rights and bodily autonomy.
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Civil Unions
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Joint Adoption
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Second Parent Adoption
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Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
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Broad Protections
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Criminalization of Violence
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Ban of Conversion Therapy
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Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
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Gender
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Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
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