Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 38 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Legal Since 1993 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2022 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Fine as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2006 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2006 | Sexual orientation only |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2017 | Not banned Since 2015 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2004 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 35% Good Place 0% | 35% Good Place 0% |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | 51% Disagree 35% Agree | 31% Disagree 48% Agree |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | 40% Agree 46% Disagree | 22% Agree 60% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals | 36% Did not mention homosexuals 58% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 8% Agree 67% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 28% Yes 45% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 43% Rare 30% Widespread | 36% Rare 50% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 43% Rare 20% Widespread | 37% Rare 36% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Agree 68% Disagree | 35% Agree 59% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 42% Yes 42% No | 39% Yes 47% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 16% Favor 77% Oppose | 12% Favor 85% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 19% Yes 70% No | 22% Yes 69% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 20% Good place 45% Not a good place | 20% Good place 48% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 8% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable | 4% Justifiable 77% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 41% Did not mention homosexuals 59% Mentioned homosexuals | 23% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals |
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