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Public opinion in Armenia has shown a widespread rejection of LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting a critical situation for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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Orthodox Christian Support for Church's Position of Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage

(Pew Research Center, 2017)
91%
Support
4%
Oppose

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Homosexual activity in Armenia

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Homosexual activity in Armenia is legal.

Current status
Since Apr 18, 2003
Legal
Homosexual activity is not illegal in Armenia.
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/legislati…
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Same-sex marriage in Armenia

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Same-sex marriage in Armenia is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 9, 2004
Banned
The Constitution of Armenia was amended in 2015 to define marriage in heterosexual terms only.
Details
Sources:
www.arlis.am/documentview.a…
president.am/en/constitution-2015
www.azatutyun.am/a/27227289.html
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Armenia

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Armenia is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Armenia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Right to change legal gender in Armenia

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Right to change legal gender in Armenia is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Apr 5, 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
The Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed in Armenia.

Armenia currently requires trans people to show proof of gender-affirming surgery for legal recognition. However, it is not provided for in practice.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…

www.state.gov/reports/2023-…

rainbow-europe.org/#8620/0/0
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Until Apr 5, 1972
Illegal
Armenia was a member of the Soviet Union in 1972 and before then legal gender recognition was not provided.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Gender-affirming care in Armenia

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Gender-affirming care in Armenia is banned.

Current status
Since 2006
Banned
Gender affirming surgeries are illegal in Armenia, despite rulings requiring them for legal gender recognition. Trans Armenians often undergo such care abroad or in secret.
Details
Sources:
www.azadarchives.com/societ…
www.opendemocracy.net/en/50…
ngngo.net/en/2020/08/20/the…
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Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1983, transsexualism began to be professionally diagnosed in the Soviet Union, which allowed the prescription of hormone therapy.
Details
Sources:
russiapost.info/society/lgbt
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Armenia

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Armenia is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There are no laws to change one’s gender in place.
Details
Sources:
(Legal gender change entry)
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LGBT discrimination in Armenia

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LGBT discrimination in Armenia is no protections.

Current status
No protections federal law
The constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Armenia

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LGBT employment discrimination in Armenia is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There is no regulation that prohibits employment discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Armenia

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LGBT housing discrimination in Armenia is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There is no regulation that prohibits housing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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Same-sex adoption in Armenia

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Same-sex adoption in Armenia is single only.

Current status
Single only
Single person is allowed to adopt. There is nothing mentioned about LGBT individuals in the laws regulating adoption
Details
Sources:
Civil Status Act Law on Family regulated adoption status www.parliament.am/legislati…
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Intersex infant surgery in Armenia

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Intersex infant surgery in Armenia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Armenia.
Details
Sources:
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/…
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Serving openly in military in Armenia

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Serving openly in military in Armenia is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
According to the Helsinki Rights Committee in Armenia, in 2004, an internal defence ministry decree effectively bans gay men from serving in the armed forces. In practice, gays are marked as "mentally ill" and sent to a psychiatrist.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Armenia

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Blood donations by MSMs in Armenia is legal.

Current status
Legal
Blood donations is legal.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013071…
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Conversion therapy in Armenia

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Conversion therapy in Armenia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws in place banning conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
www.ohchr.org/sites/default…
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Equal age of consent in Armenia

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Equal age of consent in Armenia is equal.

Current status
Equal
The age of consent is the same for homosexual couples and heterosexual couples. It is set at age 16.
Details
Sources:
www.ageofconsent.net/world/armenia
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