Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Legal Since 2015 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Legal Since 2024 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship Since 2016 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2024 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Legal Since 2024 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2022 |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2025 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2015 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 66% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 21% Justifiable 38% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 9% Agree 66% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 48% Yes 47% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 26% Favor 70% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 50% Yes 44% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 53% Yes 40% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 24% Good place 61% Not a good place |
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