Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 43 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 66% Good Place 0% |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 78% Disagree 17% Agree |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 24% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | 43% Justifiable 20% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 32% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 19% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 11% Agree 73% Disagree | 40% Agree 28% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 59% Yes 26% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 60% Rare 34% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 59% Rare 23% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 57% Agree 39% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 39% Yes 52% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 16% Favor 81% Oppose | 65% Favor 29% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 9% Yes 84% No | 71% Yes 22% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 72% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 80% Yes 16% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 41% Not a good place | 39% Good place 33% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 3% Justifiable 69% Not justifiable | 47% Justifiable 16% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 6% Justifiable 83% Not justifiable | 39% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 79% Mentioned homosexuals | 47% Did not mention homosexuals 53% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Legal Since 1962 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1996 | Civil unions Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | No protections Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2014 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1994 | Equal Since 1990 |
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