Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 60% Did not mention homosexuals 35% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 17% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable | 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?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 45% Yes 48% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 18% Good place 48% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | Legal Since 1929 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2014 | Unrecognized Since 1929 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1994 | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2003 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2022 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1998 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2017 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1890 |
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