Equality Index ? | 47 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 28 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1995 | Legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2003 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2020 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2010 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2003 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2020 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2008 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2008 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2020 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | Equal Since 1994 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 23% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals | 32% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 82% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 10% Agree 70% Disagree | 11% Agree 73% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Favor 81% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 84% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 71% Not a good place | 11% Good place 41% Not a good place |
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