Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia, Azerbaijan, & Georgia

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
20 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
35 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
5 / 100
13 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
BannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2026
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2006
RestrictedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2022
No protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1999
Illegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqualEqual
Since 2000
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
38% Did not mention homosexuals
62% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
93% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
6% Agree
80% Disagree
2% Agree
76% Disagree
3% Agree
82% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
3% Favor
96% Oppose
Region not surveyed
3% Favor
95% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
1% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
5% Yes
93% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
81% Not a good place
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
4% Good place
76% Not a good place
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