- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- 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
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Abkhazia is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1991
Since Jan 1, 1991
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Abkhazia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Abkhazia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Abkhazia is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
it is a different country inside of Georgia.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Abkhazia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Abkhazia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Complete protection in Georgia.
LGBT employment discrimination in Abkhazia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Abkhazia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Abkhazia is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Abkhazia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Abkhazia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Abkhazia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Not banned in Russia or Georgia or in the area. Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Abkhazia is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1991
Since Jan 1, 1991
Equal
Legal Rights
88 / 100
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Alternative names: Abhasia