Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1982 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1995 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2016 | Single only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2018 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2010 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Equal Since 2001 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 86% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals | 46% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 49% Agree 22% Disagree | 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) | 21% Rare 71% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Rare 59% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 69% Agree 27% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 72% Yes 19% 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) | 53% Good place 29% Not a good place | 11% Good place 53% Not a good place |
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