| Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 1996 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1995 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2023 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2023 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Ambiguous | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2023 | Single only Since 1947 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2008 | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Varies by Region Since 1996 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
| 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 | 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 | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 74% No | 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 |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
| "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 | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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