Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 35% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | 51% Disagree 35% Agree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (GLOBSEC, March 2023 ) | 40% Agree 46% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
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 | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 19% Yes 70% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 20% Good place 45% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 8% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 41% Did not mention homosexuals 59% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2024 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2006 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2006 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2017 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal |
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