Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 1996 | Legal Since 1858 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1995 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2023 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1988 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2023 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Ambiguous | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2023 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2008 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Varies by Region Since 1996 | Equal Since 1858 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 29% Support 52% Against | 43% Support 25% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 23% Agree 67% Disagree | 39% Agree 44% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 11% Agree 67% Disagree | 17% Agree 54% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 74% No | 25% Yes 57% No |
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 | 2% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 16% Yes 74% No | 9% Yes 78% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 12% Good place 48% Not a good place | 11% Good place 68% Not a good place |
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