Compare LGBT Rights in Albania & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1998
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2003
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2020
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1977
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