Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1996
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
N/A
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