Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Legal Since 1993 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1963 | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal Since 2004 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | 36% Did not mention homosexuals 58% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | 8% Agree 67% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 28% Yes 45% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 36% Rare 50% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 37% Rare 36% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 35% Agree 59% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 39% Yes 47% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 12% Favor 85% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 22% Yes 69% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | 20% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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