- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing GenderAmbiguous
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Employment DiscriminationAmbiguous
- Military✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
History
Current status
(since Jun 26, 2001)
(since Jun 26, 2001)
Legal
The last section of the law that criminalizes public manifestation of homosexuality was repealed.
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Civil partnership proposed. Romania court ruled that same sex couples must have partner benefits. Gay Unions and Gay marriage pending.
Current status
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.
Current status
(since 1996)
(since 1996)
Ambiguous
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.
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996, it has been possible for someone who has gone through sex reassignment surgery to legally change their sex in their official documents.
Current status
(since Aug 31, 2002)
(since Aug 31, 2002)
Illegal
Current status
(since Aug 31, 2002)
(since Aug 31, 2002)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Romanian Criminal Code.
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the revision of the Romanian criminal code.
Current status
Ambiguous
The article 16 of the Constitution provides that all citizens are equal without any privilege or discrimination, but does not specity anything about sexual orientation.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2000)
(since Jan 1, 2000)
Equal
No
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Romania currently bans men who have had sex with men from donating blood, due to a presumed higher risk of infection with STDs. As of January 2008, there is a law in public debate, aiming to remove the ban on men who have had sex with men from donating blood.
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