LGBT rights in Akrotiri and Dhekelia

LGBT rights in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Location of LGBT rights in Akrotiri and Dhekelia (red) in Europe (grey) – [Legend]
Same-sex sexual activity legal?	Legal since 2000^[1]
Gender identity/expression	-
Military service	Legal since 2000^[1]
Discrimination protections	-
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	Yes
Adoption	-

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Akrotiri and Dhekelia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

Same-sex sexual activities was legalised in Akrotiri and Dhekelia in 2000. In 2003, the age of consent was equalised for same-sex sexual activities.^[1]

Discrimination protections

The territory prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment since 1 March 2013.^[2] Since 1 February 2016, the local Criminal Code criminalises incitement to violence on the ground of sexual orientation.^[3]

References

LGBT rights in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

LGBT rights in Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

Other entities	European Union

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