Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & Estonia

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageVaries by Region
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderVaries by Region
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1999
Gender-affirming careVaries by RegionLegal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2014
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryVaries by Region
Since 2004
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2024
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsProtected
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2014
Equal
Since 2022
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
58% Did not mention homosexuals
39% Mentioned homosexuals
59% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
13% Justifiable
46% Not justifiable
16% Justifiable
50% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
14% Agree
45% Disagree
23% Agree
48% Disagree
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
29% Rare
67% Widespread
44% Rare
34% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
32% Rare
54% Widespread
40% Rare
24% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
40% Agree
55% Disagree
49% Agree
44% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
42% Yes
39% No
51% Yes
32% No
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
23% Favor
71% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
31% Yes
62% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
15% Justifiable
50% Not justifiable
9% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
34% Good place
50% Not a good place
27% Good place
41% Not a good place
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