Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 43 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Legal Since 1961 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 | Illegal Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 1993 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1994 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 33% Good Place 0% |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 39% Disagree 55% Agree |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 28% Agree 63% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | 23% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 32% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 11% Agree 73% Disagree | 16% Agree 58% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 44% Yes 46% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 55% Rare 25% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 51% Rare 20% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 29% Agree 61% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 25% Yes 56% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 16% Favor 81% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 9% Yes 84% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 72% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 41% Not a good place | 32% Good place 36% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 3% Justifiable 69% Not justifiable | 27% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 6% Justifiable 83% Not justifiable | 16% Justifiable 60% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 79% Mentioned homosexuals | 31% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals |
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