Compare LGBT Rights in North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
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