- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- 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 Moskva is legal.
Since 1993
On November 30, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the LGBT movement as extremist and banned it. However, according to the court's decision, this does not concern the private life of LGBT people, but more concerns LGBT activists, it is also prohibited to use LGBT symbols and demonstrate it. It is not forbidden to make a cuming-out. This is accurate information, as the data has been studied in ILGA, as well as this statement by LGBT human rights organizations and lawyers.
region-dependent" is used if homosexuality is not de jure legal in a region. In this case, homosexuality is de jure legal in all regions, so it is necessary to change the status for Chechnya, not for the whole of Russia, as it would be incorrect to put such a status for Russia.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Moskva is imprisonment as punishment.
Since Nov 30, 2023
“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.”
After recognizing the LGBT movement as extremist in Russia, the government put more pressure on activists than on the private lives of LGBT people themselves. This has completely limited the freedom of expression for LGBT people. After recognizing LGBT as extremist, the demonstration of the LGBT flag became prohibited and because of this, you can get a fine of up to 2000 rubles or arrest for up to 15 days, and if you repeat the demonstration, criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for up to 4 years. However, imprisonment is applied only in case of demonstration of LGBT symbols, for everything else people are punished with fines.
Right to change legal gender in Moskva is illegal.
Since Jul 19, 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moskva is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Moskva is no protections.
Since 1993
LGBT employment discrimination in Moskva is no protections.
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 Moskva is no protections.
Since Jul 29, 2013
Same-sex adoption in Moskva is single only.
Since Jul 24, 2023
Until Jul 2, 2013
Serving openly in military in Moskva is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Since Jul 1, 2003
Blood donations by MSMs in Moskva is legal.
Since Apr 16, 2008
Conversion therapy in Moskva is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Moskva is equal.
Since Jan 1, 1997