Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1995 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Ambiguous Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2018 | Banned Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Varies by Region | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2018 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1862 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 29% Support 52% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 23% Agree 67% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 44% Agree 31% Disagree | 11% Agree 67% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 74% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Favor 90% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 86% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | 4% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 2% Yes 87% No | 16% Yes 74% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 1% Good place 90% Not a good place | 12% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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