Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1881 | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1947 | Banned Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2022 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2011 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 1997 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Varies by Region | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1947 | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2011 | Banned (1-year deferral) Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1947 | Equal Since 1997 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 71% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 43% Justifiable 15% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Support 6% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 68% Agree 20% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 44% Agree 10% Disagree | 16% Agree 56% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 68% Yes 22% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 7% Favor 89% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 85% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 23% Justifiable 28% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 54% Yes 36% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 28% Good place 39% Not a good place | 9% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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