Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 5 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2004 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 2002 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1972 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2011 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2006 | N/A |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2025 |
Hate crime protections | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2002 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2004 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 17% Did not mention homosexuals 82% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 93% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 6% Agree 80% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 3% Favor 96% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 1% Yes 97% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable | 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 | Region not surveyed |
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