Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 31% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 60% Did not mention homosexuals 35% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 21% Agree 56% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Rare 52% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 45% Rare 38% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 36% Agree 58% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Yes 52% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 31% Favor 64% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 45% Yes 48% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 18% Good place 48% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 19% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 45% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2014 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2014 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2003 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1998 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2017 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!