Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 86 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 38 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 28% Justifiable 38% Not justifiable | 8% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 66% Disagree | 9% Agree 67% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 48% Yes 47% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 26% Favor 70% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 50% Yes 44% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 53% Yes 40% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 24% Good place 61% Not a good place | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2015 | Unrecognized Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2018 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | Illegal Since 2010 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1996 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2015 | Equal Since 1996 |
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