Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 72 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 1933 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2025 | Legal Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2025 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1971 | Legal Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2014 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2009 | Illegal Since 1996 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Ambiguous |
Same-sex adoption | Second parent adoption only Since 2025 | Legal Since 2009 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 1978 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2024 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1990 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 19% Mentioned homosexuals | 97% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 43% Justifiable 20% Not justifiable | 83% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 40% Agree 28% Disagree | 66% Agree 13% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 59% Yes 26% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 60% Rare 34% Widespread | 53% Rare 41% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 59% Rare 23% Widespread | 47% Rare 39% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 57% Agree 39% Disagree | 90% Agree 7% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Yes 52% No | 75% Yes 18% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 65% Favor 29% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 71% Yes 22% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 80% Yes 16% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 39% Good place 33% Not a good place | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place |
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