Are there gay people in czechia

are there gay people in czechia

Public opinion in Czechia appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.

Survey results from 23 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Czechia.

Perceived Safety*
Absence of verbal harassment
Absence of threats and violence
*Survey results represent personal perceptions of security and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.

Equal Treatment
Treatment by general public
Treatment by regulation enforcement
Treatment by religious groups

Visibility & Representation
Representation in entertainment

Culture
Interest groups and clubs

Services
Support and social services

History

Censorship of LGBT issues in Czechia

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Czechia is no censorship.

Right to change legal gender in Czechia

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Right to change legal gender in Czechia is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.

Current status
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court ruled to forget part of a law requiring people to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilization, in order to officially change their gender. Court said the requirements are “unconstituti

Rainbow Map

2025 rainbow map

These are the main findings for the 2025 edition of the rainbow map

The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from 0-100%.

The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.

“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”

  • Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe


Malta has sat on top of the ranking for the last 10 years. 

With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. 

Iceland now comes third place on the ranking with a score of 84.

The three

Why did Czechoslovakia decriminalise homosexuality relatively early?

The Prague government was not a European champion in the legalization of lesbian relations. Countries such as France and Belgium preceded Czechoslovakia by a century.

Nevertheless, decriminalization in 1961 (it entered into force on January 1, 1962) came ahead of states like England, where gays could be sent to prison until 1967. West Germany introduced such legislation in 1968, Norway in 1972 and Scotland in 1981. It took Ireland and Russia until 1993 to do so.

Kateřina Lišková|Photo: Czech Television

How reach Communist Czechoslovakia – a hardline articulate in many regards – was so liberal, relatively speaking?

That’s a question for sociologist Kateřina Lišková, author of the book Sexual Liberation, Socialist Style.

“Thanks to sexologists. Sexological explore on homosexuality was conducted here between 1950 and 1958. The focus was whether homosexuality was ‘curable’ or not. I'm only talking about male homosexuality – that's because it was criminal; female homosexuality was not regulated by any laws. So sexologists focused on men. After eight years of investigate, they concluded that they had not been abl

We love Prague. It's magical, super gay, and absolutely stunning. It makes for the ideal weekend city break with plenty of fun guaranteed!

For us, Prague definitely ranks as one of our top destinations in Europe as well as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It's super unique, with its striking Gothic architecture, magnificent medieval monuments, like something from a fairy tale. It's no wonder that it's one of the most visited cities in the world.

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic, a former Soviet-influenced country in Central Europe, now part of the EU. The country is so rich with identity that you can never get bored exploring it. To give you a brief idea, its history date back to the 9th century when it used to be called ‘The Duchy of Bohemia' under the Great Moravian Empire. It was around this time that Prague Castle was built, one of Prague's most renowned tourist sites. In addition, most of the pretty and picturesque medieval buildings of the Old Town, like “Charles Bridge” were subsequently built in the 1300s by the Blessed Roman Emperor, Charles IV. There's a lot to see here, which we've summarised below, but build sure yo

The Czech Republic, the Core European country is the most liberal European region regarding lesbian, gay, multi-attracted , transgender (LGBT+) rights according to CEE New Perspectives. For example, it was the first post-communist nation to legalize same-sex registered partnerships from other European nations.

It has been discovered that there is an increased level of back in terms of lgbtq+ marriage in the Czech Republic. A 2013 Pew Research Center survey demonstrated that 80% of Czechs think that homosexuality ought to be acknowledged by society, one of the most top among the 39 nations surveyed. Prague, the capital city of the country is adv known globally for its LGBT nightlife and transparency. The reason why gay people prefer to travel to Prague than any other place in the country is that some of them are still a bit of scared to come out as a homosexual with the fear of dreading results as revealed by the surveys recently conducted by the Czech Academy of Sciences (findhere in Czech). If you want to know in details about LGBT rights in the Czech Republic 

There is a Prague Pride, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organization. It aims are mainly to