Equality Index ? | 39 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1968 | Legal Since 1962 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2023 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal Since 1971 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2023 | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Second parent adoption only Since 2025 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2004 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Legal Since 2024 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1968 | Equal Since 1990 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 31% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 19% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 4% Justifiable 66% Not justifiable | 43% Justifiable 20% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 10% Agree 60% Disagree | 40% Agree 28% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 32% Yes 48% No | 59% Yes 26% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 45% Rare 29% Widespread | 60% Rare 34% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 40% Rare 23% Widespread | 59% Rare 23% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 20% Agree 71% Disagree | 57% Agree 39% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 12% Yes 60% No | 39% Yes 52% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 18% Favor 79% Oppose | 65% Favor 29% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 31% Yes 61% No | 71% Yes 22% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 80% Yes 16% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 34% Not a good place | 39% Good place 33% Not a good place |
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