Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 57 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 39 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 1983 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Ambiguous | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2016 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 46% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 8% Agree 63% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 69% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 9% Favor 85% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 6% Yes 86% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 73% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 53% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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