Equality Index ? | 47 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 28 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1993 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2025 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2024 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2022 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2022 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2017 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2022 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2014 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | Equal Since 1998 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 36% Did not mention homosexuals 58% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 5% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 8% Agree 67% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 28% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 36% Rare 50% Widespread | 52% Rare 38% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 37% Rare 36% Widespread | 46% Rare 42% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 35% Agree 59% Disagree | 73% Agree 20% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 39% Yes 47% No | 83% Yes 10% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 12% Favor 85% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 22% Yes 69% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 20% Good place 48% Not a good place | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place |
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