Switzerland
ILGA-Europe members
- Association 360
- Dialogai
- habs
- Homosexual Working Groups Zurich
- Homosexuelle Arbeitsgruppen Bern
- Juragai
- Lesbenorganisation Schweiz - LOS
- Lestime
- Network
- Pink Apple Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- PINK CROSS Swiss Gay Organization
- The Swiss Rainbow Families Association
- Vogay
- WyberNet - gay business women
Pride Events
Events
- National Rainbow Families Conference
- «Diversity & Innovation» - 1st Pan-European Gay & Lesbian Business Leader Forum
- Protest action in Bern, Switzerland
ILGA-Europe news and articles
- Law proposal from the Danish government on marriage equality in 2012 (24/11/2011)
- Swiss Supreme Court complies with important European Court of Human Rights ruling for transgender people (16/09/2010)
- First ever national referendum on same-sex partnership rights in Switzerland (04/06/2005)
Anti-discrimination
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited in the areas of employment, and provision of goods and services.
Legal gender recognition of trans people
Switzerland has administrative procedures to obtain legal gender recognition - however only after compulsory sterilisation and compulsory divorce.
Partnership recognition
In Switzerland same-sex couples are able enter into a registered partnership.
Parenting rights
Neither joint nor second parent adoption is available to same-sex couples in Switzerland.
Criminal law on hate speech/crime
Laws on hate and violence do not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity and do not recognise sexual orientation neither gender identity as aggravating factor.
Freedom of assembly/Pride events
Pride events have taken place with authorisation.
Criminal law on age of consent
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Asylum
Learn more about LGBTI asylum in Switzerland in our asylum section.
