Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Russia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualVaries by Region
Since 1997
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