Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2024 | Banned Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2012 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1996 | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2006 | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2005 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal Since 2008 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2007 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | Equal Since 2006 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 52% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 67% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 7% Agree 72% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 43% Rare 30% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 43% Rare 20% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Agree 68% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 42% Yes 42% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 16% Favor 77% Oppose | 12% Favor 83% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 19% Yes 70% No | 21% Yes 75% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 20% Good place 45% Not a good place | 11% Good place 70% Not a good place |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!