Equality Index ? | 45 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2006 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1989 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2006 | Step-child adoption only Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | Equal Since 1865 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 8% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of having an LGBT+ child (Western Balkans) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, December 2022-January 2023) | 15% Support 79% Not Support | Region not surveyed |
Belief that being LGBTI is a sickness (Western Balkans) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, December 2022-January 2023) | 34% Disagree 60% Agree | Region not surveyed |
Agreement that LGBT people deserve equal rights (Western Balkans) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, December 2022-January 2023) | 58% Agree 40% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex marriage (Western Balkins) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, December 2022-January 2023) | 20% Acceptable 77% Unacceptable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of having an LGBT+ child (Western Balkans) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, 2015) | 3% Support 62% Not Support | Region not surveyed |
Belief that being LGBTI is a sickness (Western Balkans) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, 2015) | 0% Disagree 45% Agree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex marriage (Western Balkins) (ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, 2015) | 12% Acceptable 85% Unacceptable | Region not surveyed |
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