Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 66% Support 18% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 36% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 67% Did not mention homosexuals 20% Mentioned homosexuals | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 37% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 49% Justifiable 25% Not justifiable | 20% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 40% Agree 28% Disagree | 23% Agree 41% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 59% Yes 26% No | 49% Yes 39% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 60% Rare 34% Widespread | 42% Rare 46% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 59% Rare 23% Widespread | 42% Rare 34% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 57% Agree 39% Disagree | 41% Agree 53% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Yes 52% No | 16% Yes 72% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 65% Favor 29% Oppose | 27% Favor 64% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 71% Yes 22% No | 36% Yes 54% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 80% Yes 16% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 39% Good place 33% Not a good place | 32% Good place 24% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 1961 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2006 | Civil unions Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Fine as punishment Since 2021 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2009 | Illegal Since 1998 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 2020 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) | Legal Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1990 | Equal Since 2002 |
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