Equality & Non-discrimination
Sexual Orientation
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on sexual orientation? No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 bars employers from firing or otherwise discriminating against persons based on their 'sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (education is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (healthcare is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all sexual orientations , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate?
Agarntrop has no specific department that works on equality. However, the Domestic Ministry and the Justice Ministry enforce strictly the provisions of the Discrimination Act 1999.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all sexual orientation?
Yes, the Agarn government claims it is 'in its mission' to guarantee equal rights for all 'regardless of sexual orientation'
Gender Identity
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on gender identity?
No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 bars employers from firing or otherwise discriminating against persons based on their 'sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (education is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (healthcare is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all gender identities , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate?
Agarntrop has no specific department that works on equality. However, the Domestic Ministry and the Justice Ministry enforce strictly the provisions of the Discrimination Act 1999.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all gender identities?
The Agarn Government has explicitly expressed its support for the end of discrimination on the basis of Gender Identity.
Sex Characteristics
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on sexual characteristic? No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document. Although, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars discrimination on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services (education is classed as a service) to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services (healthcare is classed as a service) to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all sexual characteristic , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate? No, but the Justice Ministry actively enforces the constitutional amendment against gender inequality, and legal gender is mostly based off sexual characteristics in Agarntrop.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all sexual characteristic? The government strongly and actively supports gender equality, and legal gender is based mostly off sexual characteristics in Agarntrop.
Gender Expression
Does your country law holds provisions to guarantee the right of gender expression? Citizens of Agarntrop are recognised as either male or female depending on their sex characteristics and/or hormones. Citizens may change their legal gender if they undergo significant hormonal or surgical changes.
General
May LGBT+ people donate blood (or any kind of bodily tissue) equally as heterossexual people in your nation? LGBT people aren't specifically banned from donating blood, but those found to have had anal sex in the period of 5 years before their blood donation can be deffered for an indefinite amount of time.
Family
Can same-sex couples marry with the same rights as different-sex couples in your nation? Not yet, although it was approved in a referendum and the government is working to legalise it.
Can same-sex couples enter into a civil partnership with the same rights as different-sex couples in your nation? Yes, since 2016
Can same-sex couples in your country enter into a civil partnership with weaker rights as married different-sex couples? Yes, since 2011
Does your constituition or law limits marriage to a single kind of couple, like man and woman? No, but the government does not currently recognise same-sex marriages.
Can same-sex couples legally apply for joint adoption? Yes, since 2016
Can same-sex couples legally apply for second parent adoption? Yes, since 2011
Can couples from all sexual orientations, gender identities and sexual characteristics be recognized as the parents of their children after birth or adoption? Yes, since 2016
Can couples, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination? Yes, anti-LGBT discrimination in healthcare was outlawed by the Discrimination Act 1999
Can individuals, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination? Yes, anti-LGBT discrimination in healthcare was outlawed by the Discrimination Act 1999
Can transgender people marry based on their gender identity after their legal gender recognition, thus entering a different-sex marriage? Yes, any two persons of the opposite legal gender can marry
Are transgender parents recognised on birth certificates, documents, etc...? Yes
Hate Crime and Hate Speech
Sexual Orientation
Is sexual orientation especifically defended in hate crime legislation? Yes, it is illegal for persons to be attacked on the basis of their sexual orientation, and this has been considered an aggravating factor by the courts since 1995.
Is sexual orientation especifically defended in hate speech legislation? No, 'hate speech' is not criminalised as it is protected as free speech under the constitution.
Is sexual orientation especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? The government says it is 'determined to dramatically reduce and harshly punish crimes based on someone's ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation'
Gender Identity
Is gender identity especifically defended in hate crime legislation? Yes, it is illegal for persons to be attacked on the basis of their gender identity, and this has been considered an aggravating factor by the courts since 2010.
Is gender identity especifically defended in hate speech legislation? No, 'hate speech' is not criminalised as it is protected as free speech under the constitution.
Is gender identity especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? The government says it is 'determined to dramatically reduce and harshly punish crimes based on someone's ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation'
Intersex
Is intersex status especifically defended in hate crime legislation? No
Is intersex status especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? No
Legal Gender Recognition & Bodily Integrity
(Please note: if 'no' is answered for the first question, all further answers will be invalidated. This section refers to a person's ability to alter their gender in line with their gender identity; it does not concern their freedom to alter their biological sex.)
Is there a legal procedure for recognising a person's gender based on their own gender identity? Yes, but surgery or hormonal treatment are required.
Are there administrative procedures to change a person's gender based on their own gender identity, such as on official documents? Official documents must be changed to their new gender if someone legally changes it.
Can someone of any age change their name without barriers? No, there is a minimum age limit of 18 years old.
Is legal gender recognition based exclusively on the expressed will of the person concerned (without intervention of medical experts, judges, etc...)? No, surgery or hormonal treatment are required.
Is a Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis required in order to a person change their gender? No
Is non-surgical medical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed? No
Is surgical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed? Either surgical or hormonal treatment is required to legally change gender.
Is sterilisation or proof of infertility required for a person's gender to be changed? Either surgical or hormonal treatment is required to legally change gender.
Is divorce or single status required for a person's gender to be legally changed? No
Is there an explicit age restriction before a person's gender can be legally changed? Yes, age 18.
Can intersex minors receive non-necessary medical or surgical intervention before they reach the age of informed consent? Yes, in special cases.
Are trans identities considered a mental health disorder in national clinics (or equivalent)? No
Is Trans-Specific Healthcare acessible to anyone without needing GID or GIC (Gender Incongruence in Childhood) diagnosis? Yes
Civil Society Space
Can LGBT+ people assemble freely without obstruction from government or nonstate groups? Yes, free assembly is guaranteed in the constitution
Are LGBT+ demonstrations and events adequately protected? Yes, the right to free assembly is protected in the constitution.
Are there any laws that prevent LGBT+ rights associations (NGO's or similar organizations) from acting? No
Are there any laws that prevent LGBT+ rights associations (NGO's or similar organizations) from receiving funds? No
Are LGBT+ human rights defenders arrested, harassed or harmed in your nation? Can they do their work without interference from the State? Any arrests made would be unconstitutional. Harrasing and harming them would also be against the law.
Are there laws limiting freedom of expression of LGBT+ rights activists and organizations (anti-gay propaganda, censorship laws)? No, these would be unconstitutional.
Asylum
Sexual Orientation
Is persecution because of sexual orientation a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? Yes, since 2011
Is sexual orientation especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.
Gender Identity
Is persecution because of gender identity a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? No
Is gender identity especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.
Intersex
Is persecution because of intersex status a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? No
Is intersex status especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.
Sexual Orientation
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on sexual orientation? No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 bars employers from firing or otherwise discriminating against persons based on their 'sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (education is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of sexual orientation?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (healthcare is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices that do not contravene the law'
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all sexual orientations , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate?
Agarntrop has no specific department that works on equality. However, the Domestic Ministry and the Justice Ministry enforce strictly the provisions of the Discrimination Act 1999.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all sexual orientation?
Yes, the Agarn government claims it is 'in its mission' to guarantee equal rights for all 'regardless of sexual orientation'
Gender Identity
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on gender identity?
No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 bars employers from firing or otherwise discriminating against persons based on their 'sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (education is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of gender identity?
Yes, the Discrimination Act 1999 declares 'legal citizens must not be barred from public or private goods and/or services (healthcare is classed as a service) due to their sexual orientation and/or [their] personal lifestyle choices (gender identity was ruled a personal lifestyle choice by the Supreme Court in 2004) that do not contravene the law'
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all gender identities , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate?
Agarntrop has no specific department that works on equality. However, the Domestic Ministry and the Justice Ministry enforce strictly the provisions of the Discrimination Act 1999.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all gender identities?
The Agarn Government has explicitly expressed its support for the end of discrimination on the basis of Gender Identity.
Sex Characteristics
Does your constituition (or equivalent) includes provisions banning or limiting discrimination based on sexual characteristic? No, the constitution does not contain provisions against LGBT discrimination as those laws are not under the control of the founding document. Although, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have employment laws that prevent discrimination based of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars discrimination on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to purchase goods and services regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper education regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services (education is classed as a service) to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Does your country have laws allowing anyone to have a proper healthcare regardless of sexual characteristic? No law specifically bars the denial of goods and services (healthcare is classed as a service) to someone on the basis of 'sex characteristics'. However, the constitution declares men and women equal, and the law in Agarntrop recognises gender mainly on the basis of sex characteristics.
Is your country's human rights institution or equality body (if they exist at all) mandated to provide rights and protection to all sexual characteristic , or is it systematically working on this regardless of a mandate? No, but the Justice Ministry actively enforces the constitutional amendment against gender inequality, and legal gender is mostly based off sexual characteristics in Agarntrop.
Does your government operate an active policy of improving human rights, protection and equality explicitly to all sexual characteristic? The government strongly and actively supports gender equality, and legal gender is based mostly off sexual characteristics in Agarntrop.
Gender Expression
Does your country law holds provisions to guarantee the right of gender expression? Citizens of Agarntrop are recognised as either male or female depending on their sex characteristics and/or hormones. Citizens may change their legal gender if they undergo significant hormonal or surgical changes.
General
May LGBT+ people donate blood (or any kind of bodily tissue) equally as heterossexual people in your nation? LGBT people aren't specifically banned from donating blood, but those found to have had anal sex in the period of 5 years before their blood donation can be deffered for an indefinite amount of time.
Family
Can same-sex couples marry with the same rights as different-sex couples in your nation? Not yet, although it was approved in a referendum and the government is working to legalise it.
Can same-sex couples enter into a civil partnership with the same rights as different-sex couples in your nation? Yes, since 2016
Can same-sex couples in your country enter into a civil partnership with weaker rights as married different-sex couples? Yes, since 2011
Does your constituition or law limits marriage to a single kind of couple, like man and woman? No, but the government does not currently recognise same-sex marriages.
Can same-sex couples legally apply for joint adoption? Yes, since 2016
Can same-sex couples legally apply for second parent adoption? Yes, since 2011
Can couples from all sexual orientations, gender identities and sexual characteristics be recognized as the parents of their children after birth or adoption? Yes, since 2016
Can couples, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination? Yes, anti-LGBT discrimination in healthcare was outlawed by the Discrimination Act 1999
Can individuals, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, receive fertility treatment including artificial insemination? Yes, anti-LGBT discrimination in healthcare was outlawed by the Discrimination Act 1999
Can transgender people marry based on their gender identity after their legal gender recognition, thus entering a different-sex marriage? Yes, any two persons of the opposite legal gender can marry
Are transgender parents recognised on birth certificates, documents, etc...? Yes
Hate Crime and Hate Speech
Sexual Orientation
Is sexual orientation especifically defended in hate crime legislation? Yes, it is illegal for persons to be attacked on the basis of their sexual orientation, and this has been considered an aggravating factor by the courts since 1995.
Is sexual orientation especifically defended in hate speech legislation? No, 'hate speech' is not criminalised as it is protected as free speech under the constitution.
Is sexual orientation especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? The government says it is 'determined to dramatically reduce and harshly punish crimes based on someone's ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation'
Gender Identity
Is gender identity especifically defended in hate crime legislation? Yes, it is illegal for persons to be attacked on the basis of their gender identity, and this has been considered an aggravating factor by the courts since 2010.
Is gender identity especifically defended in hate speech legislation? No, 'hate speech' is not criminalised as it is protected as free speech under the constitution.
Is gender identity especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? The government says it is 'determined to dramatically reduce and harshly punish crimes based on someone's ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation'
Intersex
Is intersex status especifically defended in hate crime legislation? No
Is intersex status especifically included in government strategies to counter hate crime and hate speech? No
Legal Gender Recognition & Bodily Integrity
(Please note: if 'no' is answered for the first question, all further answers will be invalidated. This section refers to a person's ability to alter their gender in line with their gender identity; it does not concern their freedom to alter their biological sex.)
Is there a legal procedure for recognising a person's gender based on their own gender identity? Yes, but surgery or hormonal treatment are required.
Are there administrative procedures to change a person's gender based on their own gender identity, such as on official documents? Official documents must be changed to their new gender if someone legally changes it.
Can someone of any age change their name without barriers? No, there is a minimum age limit of 18 years old.
Is legal gender recognition based exclusively on the expressed will of the person concerned (without intervention of medical experts, judges, etc...)? No, surgery or hormonal treatment are required.
Is a Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis required in order to a person change their gender? No
Is non-surgical medical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed? No
Is surgical intervention required for a person's gender to be legally changed? Either surgical or hormonal treatment is required to legally change gender.
Is sterilisation or proof of infertility required for a person's gender to be changed? Either surgical or hormonal treatment is required to legally change gender.
Is divorce or single status required for a person's gender to be legally changed? No
Is there an explicit age restriction before a person's gender can be legally changed? Yes, age 18.
Can intersex minors receive non-necessary medical or surgical intervention before they reach the age of informed consent? Yes, in special cases.
Are trans identities considered a mental health disorder in national clinics (or equivalent)? No
Is Trans-Specific Healthcare acessible to anyone without needing GID or GIC (Gender Incongruence in Childhood) diagnosis? Yes
Civil Society Space
Can LGBT+ people assemble freely without obstruction from government or nonstate groups? Yes, free assembly is guaranteed in the constitution
Are LGBT+ demonstrations and events adequately protected? Yes, the right to free assembly is protected in the constitution.
Are there any laws that prevent LGBT+ rights associations (NGO's or similar organizations) from acting? No
Are there any laws that prevent LGBT+ rights associations (NGO's or similar organizations) from receiving funds? No
Are LGBT+ human rights defenders arrested, harassed or harmed in your nation? Can they do their work without interference from the State? Any arrests made would be unconstitutional. Harrasing and harming them would also be against the law.
Are there laws limiting freedom of expression of LGBT+ rights activists and organizations (anti-gay propaganda, censorship laws)? No, these would be unconstitutional.
Asylum
Sexual Orientation
Is persecution because of sexual orientation a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? Yes, since 2011
Is sexual orientation especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.
Gender Identity
Is persecution because of gender identity a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? No
Is gender identity especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.
Intersex
Is persecution because of intersex status a qualifiable cause for asylum request in your country? No
Is intersex status especifically included in positive government policy or instructions promoting asylum? The government says it will look into granting assylum for any persecuted minority.