Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 72 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 2001 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2025 | Banned Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 2020 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2025 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1996 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1971 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
Same-sex adoption | Second parent adoption only Since 2025 | Single only Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2008 |
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 | 43% Did not mention homosexuals 54% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 43% Justifiable 20% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 40% Agree 28% Disagree | 10% Agree 61% 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 | 41% Rare 45% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 59% Rare 23% Widespread | 47% Rare 34% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 57% Agree 39% Disagree | 29% Agree 63% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Yes 52% No | 20% Yes 66% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 65% Favor 29% Oppose | 26% Favor 74% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 71% Yes 22% No | 12% Yes 85% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 73% Not justifiable |
"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 | 19% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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