Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 44% Did not mention homosexuals 53% Mentioned homosexuals | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 52% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 6% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable | 12% Justifiable 67% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 12% Agree 69% Disagree | 7% Agree 72% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 13% Favor 84% Oppose | 12% Favor 83% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 13% Yes 82% No | 21% Yes 75% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place | 11% Good place 70% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Banned (6-month deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2006 |
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