Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
36 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
33% Good Place
0%
Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology”
(GLOBSEC, March 2023 )
Region not surveyed
39% Disagree
55% Agree
Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights
(GLOBSEC, March 2023 )
Region not surveyed
28% Agree
63% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
23% Justifiable
31% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
34% Did not mention homosexuals
66% Mentioned homosexuals
59% Did not mention homosexuals
38% Mentioned homosexuals
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
29% Support
52% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
23% Agree
67% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
67% Disagree
16% Agree
58% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
74% No
44% Yes
46% No
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
55% Rare
25% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
51% Rare
20% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
29% Agree
61% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
25% Yes
56% No
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, October 2016)
13% Yes
66% No
Region not surveyed
Support for gender-affirming surgery
(ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association, July-August 2016)
54% Support
29% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
5% Favor
90% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
8% Yes
86% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
11% Yes
73% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
34% Did not mention homosexuals
66% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
16% Yes
74% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
48% Not a good place
32% Good place
36% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
34% Did not mention homosexuals
66% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
3% Justifiable
75% Not justifiable
27% Justifiable
31% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
29% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
54% Did not mention homosexuals
46% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 1990-1994)
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
16% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 1990-1994)
19% Did not mention homosexuals
81% Mentioned homosexuals
31% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1995
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
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