Country Overview
Monaco
At a glance
Same-sex Relations for Men Legal Throughout the Country?
Same-sex Relations for Women Legal Throughout the Country?
Legal Gender Recognition Possible?
LGBTI Orgs Able to Register?
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Although same-sex intimacy is legal, Monaco has very few legal provisions to protect the rights of LGBTIQ people. Same-sex couples may enter into a cohabitation agreement for certain limited benefits, but they cannot marry or adopt. Hate crimes and hate speech based on sexual orientation are penalized. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics is not banned, but reports of discrimination against LGBTIQ people in Monaco are rare.
There is no legislation establishing a procedure for transgender people to change their legal name and gender markers. However, in 2022, for the first time, a trans person was able to change their legal gender markers through an affirmative court decision. Nonbinary gender identities are not legally recognized, and non-consensual medical interventions on intersex children are not banned.
Monaco has not hosted any official LGBTIQ Pride parades, and the visibility of LGBTIQ issues is limited. However, since 2022, Monaco Pride has been organizing Pride gatherings, which are attended by members of the royal family, among others.
*Outright research indicates that the bodily autonomy of intersex people is not respected and protected in this country.
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