Compare LGBT Rights in Moldova & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2001
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1995
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1993
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
23% Approve
78% Disapprove
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
5% Favor
92% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
5% Yes
92% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
7% Good place
78% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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