Equality Index ? | 47 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Support 22% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 33% Agree 58% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 65% Did not mention homosexuals 28% Mentioned homosexuals | 43% Did not mention homosexuals 54% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 24% Justifiable 52% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 12% Agree 57% Disagree | 10% Agree 61% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 42% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 43% Rare 49% Widespread | 41% Rare 45% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 44% Rare 42% Widespread | 47% Rare 34% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 49% Agree 46% Disagree | 29% Agree 63% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 41% Yes 40% No | 20% Yes 66% No |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 32% Favor 59% Oppose | 26% Favor 74% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 42% Yes 47% No | 12% Yes 85% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 42% Yes 46% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 21% Good place 54% Not a good place | 19% Good place 52% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1945 | Legal Since 2001 |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship Since 2001 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1964 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1996 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 | Illegal Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2011 | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2002 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2016 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1991 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2015 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1932 | Equal |
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