Equality Index ? | 23 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1987 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2011 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2020 | Banned Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) Since 2022 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 16% Agree 56% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 7% Favor 89% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 7% Yes 85% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 9% Good place 49% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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