Is homosexuality legal in Italy?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Italy is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- San Marino
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Vatican City
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Croatia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Slovenia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Monaco
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Italy
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Civil unions
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.