Equality Index ? | 80 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2017 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2014 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2014 | Single only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2015 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1998 | Equal Since 2001 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 46% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 8% Agree 63% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 69% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 52% Rare 38% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 46% Rare 42% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 73% Agree 20% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 83% Yes 10% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 9% Favor 85% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 86% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 73% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place | 11% Good place 53% Not a good place |
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