Categories Score

The full bar chart stands for 100%, and is filled by the country category score. The colour display uses the traffic light palette, with Green representing a score closer to 100% and Red a score closer to 0%.

ASYLUM

This category looks into laws that expressly include SOGISC as a qualification criteria for seeking asylum. We also take into account other legislation, policies, instruction or positive measures by state actors that are related to asylum addressing the needs and rights of LGBTI asylum seekers and refugees.

Intersex Bodily Integrity

The criteria under this category covers prohibition of any kind of surgical or medical intervention on an intersex minor before child is able to give informed consent. We additionally take into account if this prohibition is universal to all persons, establishes a monitoring mechanism and provides access to justice for victims and reparations.

Hate Crime & Hate Speech

We look into laws that include sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in the hate crime and hate speech legislation as an aggravating factor. The category also takes into account the recurrent and continuing policies tackling hatred.

Equality & Non Discrimination

This category looks into effective anti-discrimination legislation that explicitly includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. We also take into consideration laws and policies banning conversion practices and allowing LGBTI people to donate blood. In addition to legislation, we look into effectively working equality bodies and well-implemented action plans.

Criteria Compliance Ratio

Each pie charts stands for a category and is divided in slices by criteria. When a country complies with a criteria – fully or in some regions – the slice is coloured.

Keep in mind the criteria have different weighting factor within a category; for example, the criteria Prohibition of medical intervention without informed consent (intersex) stands for half (2.5%) of the INTERSEX BODILY INTEGRITY category weighting factor (5%). Meaning that even if a country can only comply with this specific criteria within the category (1/4 total criteria) the category scores 50%.

More information on the categories and criteria weighting factors here.

Category & Criteria Table

The table lists detailed information and insights on legislation supporting each criterion status. Please use the filters for in-depth analysis.

n/a = not applicable, meaning the criteria didn’t exist in the previous Rainbow Map edition (PROGRESSION column)

Complies
Applicable in some regions only
Does not Comply

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RECOMMENDATIONS

In the absence of specific recommendations from country experts based in Liechtenstein, ILGA-Europe encourage national authorities to take proactive steps to engage with LGBTI activists to improve the legal and policy situation for LGBTI people.

Annual Review of Liechtenstein

In our Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of LGBTI People in Europe and Central Asia, we examine the advances made and provide concrete examples of on-the-ground situations at national level country-by-country in the 12 months from January to December 2023.

Read our Annual Review of Liechtenstein below for more details and stories behind the Rainbow Map. You can also download the Annual Review chapter (.pdf) covering Liechtenstein.

: In January, Bishop Haas cancelled the traditional mass for parliamentarians because the majority voted in favour of marriage equality. Haas had previously described marriage equality as ‘LGBT propaganda’ and a “diabolical attack”.
: The government committed to commission a study on the lived experiences of LGBT people in the country.

On the occasion of Pride month in June, the bus company Liemobil introduced buses with a rainbow design.
: In March, the parliament amended the law on adoption, ensuring that same-sex couples enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples in all aspects of adoption. In a January interview, Hereditary Prince Alois said he would support the parliament’s decision. Stepchild adoption for same-sex couples is also available as of 1 June.

Debates on marriage equality continued this year. Fulfilling its promise to host broad public discussion on the topic before enacting any legislation, the government launched a consultation in the summer. In late 2022, 23 out of 25 parliamentarians voted in favour of drafting a proposal.
: Liechtenstein held its second Pride event on 10 June in Schaan, featuring the first Pride march, panel discussion, performances, and a party. The event called for marriage equality, comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, employment integration, and education on LGBTI issues in schools.

FLAY’s main annual event was held on the national holiday in August.
: The Minister for Society and Culture issued a statement on the occasion of IDAHOBIT on 17 May.

The full Annual Review for 2024 is available here.

Country Score Evolution

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