Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 3% Good Place 0% | 23% Good Place 0% |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 36% Disagree 53% Agree |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 21% Agree 69% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 93% Not justifiable | 4% Justifiable 66% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 17% Did not mention homosexuals 82% Mentioned homosexuals | 31% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 6% Agree 80% Disagree | 10% Agree 60% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 32% Yes 48% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 45% Rare 29% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 40% Rare 23% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 20% Agree 71% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 12% Yes 60% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 3% Favor 96% Oppose | 18% Favor 79% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 1% Yes 97% No | 31% Yes 61% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 7% Did not mention homosexuals 93% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 81% Not a good place | 27% Good place 34% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 15% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 50% Did not mention homosexuals 50% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 4% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 48% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 17% Did not mention homosexuals 83% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1968 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2004 | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 1990 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1972 | Illegal Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1995 | Illegal Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2004 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2004 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2002 |
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