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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted for minors
- 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
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Kukës is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 1, 1995
Legal
The Penal Code passed on January 27, 1995 decriminalized consensual homosexual intercourse. Article 116 - the crime of "homosexuality" which punished homosexual intercourse when conducted forcefully, with minor people, or with persons unable to protect themselves has been completely repealed by amending the law from 2001.
Same-sex marriage in Kukës is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Feb 4, 2010
Unrecognized
Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kukës 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 Kukës is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since May 11, 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Law No. 10-129 on Civil Status of 2009 sets out the conditions required for change legal gender. Sex-reassignment surgery is required, but transgender people do it mainly in Serbia, because in Albania such surgeries are not performed.
Until May 11, 2009
Illegal
Albania is one of the only countries in Europe where gender change is illegal
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Gender-Affirming Care in Kukës is restricted for minors.
Current status
Since 2009
Restricted for minors
In 2009, Albania legalized the right to sterilization, thanks to which adult Albanians can undergo full medical transition, in accordance with the principles set out in the ICD.
Restricted
In 1987, Albania adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults. That same year, Canada legalized sterilization.
Until 1987
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kukës is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Kukës is illegal.
Current status
Since Feb 5, 2010
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Kukës is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
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 Kukës 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 Kukës is single only.
Current status
Since Oct 2, 2017
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Kukës is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Since May 7, 2013
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Hate crime law allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly without discrimination in the military however transgenders aren't.
Blood donations by MSMs in Kukës is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Legal
There are no restrictions for blood donations by MSMs.
Conversion therapy in Kukës is not banned.
Current status
Since 2020
Not banned
Psychologists are arguing with the government that conversion therapy should be banned. No law actually has been in place by the Albania government. Albania has not made a comment to ban conversion therapy
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