- Homosexuality
- ⚢Varies by Region
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Banned
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Varies by Region
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Homosexual activity in Sankt-Peterburg is varies by region.
On November 30, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the LGBT movement as extremist and banned it. However, according to the court's decision, this does not concern the private life of LGBT people, but more concerns LGBT activists, it is also prohibited to use LGBT symbols and demonstrate them. It is not forbidden to make a coming out. This is accurate information, as the data has been studied in ILGA and this statement by LGBT human rights organizations and lawyers.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Sankt-Peterburg is other punishment.
“Under the new law, which still needs the approval of the upper house of parliament and President Vladimir Putin, any action or information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality - whether in public, online, or in films, books or advertising - could incur a heavy fine.”
After recognizing the LGBT movement as extremist in Russia, the government put more pressure on activists than on the private lives of LGBT people themselves. This has completely limited the freedom of expression for LGBT people. After recognizing LGBT as extremist, the demonstration of the LGBT flag became prohibited and because of this, you can get a fine of up to 2000 rubles or arrest for up to 15 days, and if you repeat the demonstration, criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for up to 4 years. However, imprisonment is applied only in case of demonstration of LGBT symbols, for everything else people are punished with fines.
Right to change legal gender in Sankt-Peterburg is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Sankt-Peterburg is banned.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sankt-Peterburg is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Sankt-Peterburg is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sankt-Peterburg is no protections.
orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sankt-Peterburg is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Sankt-Peterburg is single only.
Intersex infant surgery in Sankt-Peterburg is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Sankt-Peterburg is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sankt-Peterburg is legal.
Conversion therapy in Sankt-Peterburg is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Sankt-Peterburg is varies by region.