Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 22 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Legal Since 2000 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1959 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | State-enforced Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2024 | Banned Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Illegal Since 2024 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2007 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2024 | Equal Since 2000 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals | 38% Did not mention homosexuals 62% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 3% Agree 82% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 3% Favor 95% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Yes 93% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable | 0% Justifiable 96% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 76% Not a good place |
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