| Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2024 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2014 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2024 | N/A |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal with restrictions |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2000 | N/A Since 1951 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 38% Did not mention homosexuals 62% Mentioned homosexuals | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 3% Agree 82% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 3% Favor 95% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 5% Yes 93% No | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 0% Justifiable 96% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 76% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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