- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #69 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(75.7%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (23.2%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #64 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(82%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (7.2%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #64 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(69.8%) Disagree
Agree (9.6%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #87 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(71%) Not a good place
Good place (3%)
History
Homosexual activity in Albania is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 27, 1995
Since Jan 27, 1995
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Albania is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Feb 4, 2010
Since Feb 4, 2010
Unrecognized
Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Albania is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Albania, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Albania is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Albania does not currently recognize legal gender changes nor performs or covers surgeries or treatment for transgender people.
A law was proposed in December 2014 for legal gender recognition, but it was never realized.
A law was proposed in December 2014 for legal gender recognition, but it was never realized.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Albania is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Albania is illegal.
Current status
Since Feb 5, 2010
Since Feb 5, 2010
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Albania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 30, 2010
Since Aug 30, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
There is legislation protecting both sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace
LGBT housing discrimination in Albania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Albania gay rights groups open first LGBTI shelter in Balkan region
Same-sex adoption in Albania is single only.
Current status
Since Oct 2, 2017
Since Oct 2, 2017
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Albania is legal.
Current status
Since May 7, 2013
Since May 7, 2013
Legal
Hate crime law allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly without discrimination in the military
Blood donations by MSMs in Albania is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Since Jan 1, 2008
Legal
There are no restrictions for blood donations by MSMs.
Conversion therapy in Albania is banned.
Current status
Since May 2020
Since May 2020
Banned
Banned for minors.
Equal age of consent in Albania is equal.
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2010
Since Apr 2, 2010
Equal
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