Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 35% Good Place 0% |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 51% Disagree 35% Agree |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | Region not surveyed | 40% Agree 46% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Rare 30% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Rare 20% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 25% Agree 68% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 42% Yes 42% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Favor 77% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 19% Yes 70% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 20% Good place 45% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | Region not surveyed | 8% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | Region not surveyed | 41% Did not mention homosexuals 59% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Civil unions Since 2024 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2006 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2001 | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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