Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & South Africa

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1995
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
34% Did not mention homosexuals
66% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
29% Support
52% Against
71% Support
15% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
23% Agree
67% Disagree
69% Agree
23% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
67% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
74% No
54% Yes
38% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
67% Tolerate
32% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
70% Tolerate
28% Not tolerate
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
17% Justifiable
45% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
16% Yes
74% No
32% Yes
61% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
48% Not a good place
49% Good place
51% Not a good place
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