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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Fine as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Bashkortostan, Respublika is legal.
Current status
Since 1993
Since 1993
Legal
Homosexuality became legal in Russia in 1993. Now at the moment homosexuality is legal except 1 region-Chechnya (in practice) but Chechnya is independent.
Until 1993
Varies by Region
Although legal in most of Russia, in Chechnya there is a de facto criminalization of homosexuality and attacks against homosexuals are constantly ignored by the police.
Same-sex marriage in Bashkortostan, Respublika is not legal.
Current status
Since Dec 29, 1995
Since Dec 29, 1995
Not legal
The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bashkortostan, Respublika is fine as punishment.
Current status
Since Nov 24, 2022
Since Nov 24, 2022
Fine as punishment
“Russia's parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of "LGBT propaganda" and restricts the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour, making any expression of an LGBT lifestyle almost impossible.”
“Under the new law, which still needs the approval of the upper house of parliament and President Vladimir Putin, any action or information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality - whether in public, online, or in films, books or advertising - could incur a heavy fine.”
“Under the new law, which still needs the approval of the upper house of parliament and President Vladimir Putin, any action or information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality - whether in public, online, or in films, books or advertising - could incur a heavy fine.”
Fine as punishment
In 2013, Russia introduced a law known as "for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values" (known worldwide as the "gay propaganda law") which prohibits the promotion of homosexual topics. According to the Russian government, this law is aimed to "protect" children from being exposed to homosexuality, since it goes against "traditional family values." Foreigners who break this law can be arrested and detained for up to 15 days (or fined up to 5,000 rubles) and then deported.
Right to change legal gender in Bashkortostan, Respublika is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 19, 2023
Since Jul 19, 2023
Illegal
The upper house of Russia’s parliament unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming care and legal gender change. It also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
Ambiguous
A bill to make gender change illegal was proposed, and it will probably pass.
Legal, surgery not required
Under the 2018 revision by the Ministry of Health, a medical commision can issue a certificate of gender change without the need for surgery or hormone replacement therapy.
Legal, but requires surgery
Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bashkortostan, Respublika is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There's no third gender recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Bashkortostan, Respublika is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since 1993
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
Homosexuals can be protected from hate speech and/or discrimination in accordance with Articles 136 and 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
LGBT employment discrimination in Bashkortostan, Respublika is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Article 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual
orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal.
orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bashkortostan, Respublika is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jul 29, 2013
Since Jul 29, 2013
Ambiguous
Discrimination against all social groups is prohibited, including LGBT people, although this is not directly mentioned, but refers to “all other social groups”
Same-sex adoption in Bashkortostan, Respublika is single only.
Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Since Jul 24, 2023
Single only
Single homosexuals are allowed to adopt, but banned for transgender people.
Single only
Adoption is being regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to ado
Until Jul 2, 2013
Illegal
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples, as part of an increasingly conservative agenda the Kremlin is pursuing since his return to power.
Serving openly in military in Bashkortostan, Respublika is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2003
Since Jul 1, 2003
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Open homosexuals still serve in the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bashkortostan, Respublika is legal.
Current status
Since Apr 16, 2008
Since Apr 16, 2008
Banned (indefinite deferral)
On September 14, 2001, the Russian Ministry of Health announced that men who have sex with men would be considered part of the "HIV high-risk groups," along with prostitutes and drug addicts.
Conversion therapy in Bashkortostan, Respublika is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not condemned. As well their is still the attitude that homosexuality is a disease.
Equal age of consent in Bashkortostan, Respublika is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1997
Since Jan 1, 1997
Equal
The age of consent in Russia is 16 for same-sex couples.
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