Compare LGBT Rights in Ukraine & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 1983
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
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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