- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Being transgender"
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
Question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: There is nothing wrong in a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex"
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
Question: "Do you think that transgender persons should be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity?"
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Sexual orientation (being gay, lesbian, bisexual)"
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe)
Question: "Please tell me whether the FIRST statement or the SECOND statement is most similar to your point of view–even if it does not precisely match your opinion. 1 Homosexuality should be accepted by society OR 2 Homosexuality should not be accepted by society"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
By The Numbers
History
Homosexual activity in Romania is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2001
Same-sex marriage in Romania is unrecognized.
Right to change legal gender in Romania is legal, but requires surgery.
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Romania is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Romania is illegal.
Since Aug 31, 2002
LGBT housing discrimination in Romania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Aug 31, 2002
Serving openly in military in Romania is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Romania is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Romania is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Romania is equal.
Since Jan 1, 2000