- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recebt studies in Romania have revealed a prevalence of resistance towards LGBTQ+ rights.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
Romania Surveys
Orthodox Christian Support for Church's Position of Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage
(Pew Research Center, 2017)
History
Same-sex marriage in Romania is not legal.
Current status
Since 2009
Since 2009
Not legal
The so called Civil Code (Law no. 287/2009) places a constitutional ban on same sex marriage in Romania
Until 2008
Unrecognized
The Civil Code defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. There is no recognition of same-sex couples. However, there is no constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. Attempt to out-law gay marriage in October of 2018 failed.
Until 2000
Not legal
gay marriage banned
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Romania is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
There is no restrictions for LGBTQ topics in Romania
Right to change legal gender in Romania is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Since Jan 1, 1996
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996, it has been possible for someone who has gone through sex reassignment surgery to change their sex in their documents
Ambiguous
Since 1996, it has been possible for someone who has gone through sex reassignment surgery to legally change their sex in their official documents.
N/A
Legislation about the procedures necessary for name changes refers to the obligation to get a final court decision before changing one’s sex. However, law and procedure are unclear beyond this and consequently people seeking to change their sex undergo a long and painful process.
Until -0001
Ambiguous
In Romania surgery is not required in some provinces however it's unknown it's true or not
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Romania is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Romania does not recognize non-binary gender identities.
LGBT discrimination in Romania is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since 2004
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Limited Discrimination protections: Romania does not guarantee discrimination in it’s constitution and discrimination is not illegal in educations or hospitals
LGBT employment discrimination in Romania is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 2000
Since Dec 2, 2000
Sexual orientation only
Transgenders have yet to receive discrimination protections in employment. Something Ilga Europe advices Romania to do
LGBT housing discrimination in Romania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 31, 2002
Since Aug 31, 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Sexual orientation and gender identity. Most mods are abusing this too
Serving openly in military in Romania is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are allowed, transgenders are not. Only 22 countries allow trans service, Romania is not one of them
Blood donations by MSMs in Romania is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Romania does not Allow Blood donations according to Rainbow Europe’s 2023 report
Until -0001
Legal with restrictions
legal but with restrictions
Conversion therapy in Romania is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No laws in place outlawing this.
Equal age of consent in Romania is equal.
Current status
Equal
The age of consent of 16 years is equal for everyone.
LGBT Rights by County
View the LGBT laws in each individual county of Romania.
- Alba
- Arad
- Arges
- Bacau
- Bihor
- Bistrita-Nasaud
- Botosani
- Braila
- Brasov
- Buzau
- Calarasi
- Caras-Severin
- Cluj
- Constanta
- Covasna
- Dolj
- Dâmbovita
- Galati
- Giurgiu
- Gorj
- Harghita
- Hunedoara
- Ialomita
- Iasi
- Ilfov
- Maramures
- Mehedinti
- Mures
- Neamt
- Olt
- Prahova
- Salaj
- Satu Mare
- Sibiu
- Suceava
- Teleorman
- Timis
- Tulcea
- Vaslui
- Vrancea
- Vâlcea
- Bucuresti (City)
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