LGBTQ rights in Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Czech Republic (dark green) within the EU (light green) | |
| Status | Legal since 1962 as part of Czechoslovakia, age of consent equalized in 1990 |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change gender without surgery |
| Military | LGBT people allowed to serve |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Registered partnerships with limited rights since 2006; partnerships with the same rights as marriage since 2025[1][2] |
| Adoption | Individual  Stepchild (2025)Concurrent Joint  / (2025; de facto, sequentially) |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Czech Republic are granted some protections, but may still face legal difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT residents.[3] In 2006, the country legalized registered partnerships (Czech: registrované partnerství) for same-sex couples, and a bill legalizing same-sex marriage was being considered by the Parliament of the Czech Republic before its dissolution for the 2021 Czech legislative election, when it died in the committee stage.
Czech law bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that 59% of Czechs thought that homosexuality should be accepted by society, the second highest rate among the Eastern Europe countries surveyed. Opinion polls have found increasing levels of support for same-sex marriage, with more than 67% of Czechs supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage as of 2020. Numerous Czech-based corporations have declared an open letter requesting same-sex marriage within the nation, which was sent on 6 September 2023.[4][5]
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- ^ Eisenchteter, Jules (14 January 2021). "From passive tolerance to acceptance: Czech activists fight to bring LGBT rights out of the closet". Kafkadesk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Large global corporations call on Czech PM to accept same-sex marriage". Expats.cz. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Over 60 Czech Firms Ask PM Fiala To Support Same-Sex Marriage". Brno Daily. Retrieved 6 September 2023.