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Homosexual activity in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Homosexual activity in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 10, 1995
Legal
In 1995, Moldova decriminalised homosexuality. This also applies to the Moldovan-controlled areas of Stinga Nistrului.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2023070…
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Mar 7, 1934–Jul 9, 1995
Male illegal, female legal under federal Moldova law
An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."
Details
Sources:
www.gazeta.ru/science/2018/…
museumreforms.ru/node/13816
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Same-sex marriage in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Same-sex marriage in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is banned.

Current status
Since Aug 24, 1994
Banned
The 1994 Constitution of Moldova defines a marriage as between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage. This ban also applies to the Moldovan-controlled areas of Stinga Nistrului.
Details
Sources:
www.constituteproject.org/c…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is no censorship.

Current status
Since Oct 14, 2013
No censorship
Since 2013, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in Stînga Nistrului.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
www.advocate.com/politics/2…
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Jul 5, 2013–Oct 13, 2013
Fine as punishment
In 2013, Moldova passed a law banning “propaganda of intimate relations outside of marriage and family” to minors. This law applied to Stinga Nistrului.

The law would be repealed months later.
Details
Sources:
www.advocate.com/politics/2…
www.advocate.com/news/world…
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Until Jul 4, 2013
No censorship
Until 2013, there was no known law censoring LGBTIQ+ topics in the Moldovan-controlled areas of Stinga Nistrului.
Details
Sources:
www.icj.org/wp-content/uplo…
web.archive.org/web/2015082…
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Right to change legal gender in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Right to change legal gender in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.

Current status
Since Apr 26, 2001
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Transgender people are allowed to change their legal name and gender on official documents in Moldova, but require a psychiatric diagnosis confirming their "transgenderism" to do so. This also applies in the Moldovan-controlled areas of Stinga Nistrului.

For information on the parts controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, see Transnistria’s entry.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017112…
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Apr 5, 1972–Apr 25, 2001
Legal, but requires surgery
Stinga Nistrului was part of the Soviet Union during 1972 when the first sex change was performed and a trans man was granted legal gender recognition after completing surgery. Moldova would not adopt its own laws on gender recognition until 2001, however those laws would only apply to areas controlled by the Moldovan government.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Until Apr 5, 1972
Illegal under federal Moldova law
Moldova was a member of the Soviet Union in 1972 and before then legal gender recognition was not provided.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Gender-affirming care in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Gender-affirming care in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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LGBT discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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LGBT employment discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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LGBT housing discrimination in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Same-sex adoption in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Intersex infant surgery in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Moldova law
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Moldova.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Serving openly in military in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Serving openly in military in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Blood donations by MSMs in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Conversion therapy in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din

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Equal age of consent in Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din is unknown.

Until Jul 9, 1995
Female equal, male N/A under federal Moldova law
Until 1995, male homosexuality was illegal in Moldova.
Details
Sources:
museumreforms.ru/node/13816
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Current status
Unknown
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