- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #57 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(61.7%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (37.8%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #75 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(91.4%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (1.5%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #74 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(82.3%) Disagree
Agree (3.4%)
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe ?
Ranked #18 out of 19 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
(95%) Oppose
Favor (3%)
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe) ?
Ranked #18 out of 19 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
(93%) No
Yes (5%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #91 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(76%) Not a good place
Good place (4%)
By The Numbers
93%
of Orthodox Christians support the Church's position on refusing to perform same-sex marriages
2%
oppose
(Pew Research Center, 2017)
History
Homosexual activity in Georgia is legal.
Current status
Since Feb 15, 2000
Since Feb 15, 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Georgia is not legal.
Current status
Not legal
The civil code of Georgia defines marriage as a union between man and woman.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Georgia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Georgia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Georgia is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
According to the ILGA Europe, there's no recognition of non-binary gender in Georgia.
LGBT discrimination in Georgia is illegal.
Current status
Since Apr 20, 2012
Since Apr 20, 2012
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Georgia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2014
Since Jan 1, 2014
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Georgia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2014
Since Jan 1, 2014
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Georgia is single only.
Current status
Single only
Both single individuals and married heterosexual couples can adopt. The Civil Code of Georgia defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Accordingly, same-sex married couples cannot adopt in Georgia. However, here is no prohibition against adoption based on the sexual orientation of an unmarried prospective adoptive parent.
Serving openly in military in Georgia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Georgia is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal
Conversion therapy in Georgia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Georgia.
Equal age of consent in Georgia is equal.
Current status
Since Feb 15, 2000
Since Feb 15, 2000
Equal
According to article 140 and 141 of the Georgian Penal Code, the age of consent for both homosexual and heterosexual sex is 16.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Georgia.
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Samtskhe-Javakheti
- Shida Kartli
- Abkhazia (Autonomous Republic)
- Ajaria (Autonomous Republic)
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