Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 73 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 44 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Legal Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1999 | Ambiguous Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2022 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2004 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required Since 1989 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2000 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | Equal Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Justifiable 50% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 23% Agree 48% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 44% Rare 34% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 40% Rare 24% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 49% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 51% Yes 32% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 23% Favor 71% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 31% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 9% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 41% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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