Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 44 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2011 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 1991 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 8% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 16% Agree 56% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 12% Yes 66% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 7% Favor 89% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 7% Yes 85% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 9% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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