Equality Index ? | 21 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 | Legal Since 1995 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Banned Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2012 | Varies by Region Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2001 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2022 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2002 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2022 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1941 | Legal Since 1995 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1993 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 83% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Favor 92% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Yes 92% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 8% Yes 90% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place | 7% Good place 78% Not a good place |
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