Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT people in Liechtenstein have several but not all of the same rights as non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since , with an equal age of consent since Same-sex couples have had access to registered partnerships since , and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation has been outlawed in some areas since Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in by the removal of Sections and of the Criminal Code, though the age of consent was not equalized until The Penal Code was revised in December to remove all discrimination against same-sex sexual activity, taking effect in The age of consent is 14, regardless of gender and sexual orientation.
In , the Free List , one of the three political parties in the country, began working on a draft for a same-sex partnership law.
The paper was accepted by the Landtag and given to the Liechtenstein Government. The proposed registered partnership bill was rejected by the Parliament in summer A new proposal by the Free List was adopted by the Landtag with a majority of 19 votes to 6 on 24 October Justice Minister Aurelia Frick presented the draft of the registered partnership bill in April On 23 November, the government approved the final version of the bill.
According to a report approved by the Liechtenstein government in October , the current partnership law uses "gender-equitable formulations" in its general clauses and legal definitions, implying that both same-sex and opposite-sex couples can enter into registered partnerships under the current law. Since 1 January , registered partners have been allowed to have a common "name" as equivalent to a "family name" for married couples.
In , a gay couple filed suit in court, arguing that the same-sex marriage ban is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Constitution of Liechtenstein. Although a court of first instance initially ruled for the couple, the State Court StGH ruled in September that banning same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional.
