Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 57 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 39 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1891 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Banned Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1967 |
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 2020 |
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 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1891 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 46% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 8% Agree 63% Disagree | 8% Agree 86% Disagree |
"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 | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 90% 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 | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 53% Not a good place | 5% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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