- Homosexuality
- ⚢Varies by Region
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Banned
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Varies by Region
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Homosexual activity in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is varies by region.
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 them. It is not forbidden to make a coming out. This is accurate information, as the data has been studied in ILGA and this statement by LGBT human rights organizations and lawyers.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is other punishment.
“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 Sverdlovskaya oblast' is illegal.
Gender-Affirming Care in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is banned.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sverdlovskaya oblast' 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 Sverdlovskaya oblast' is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is single only.
Intersex infant surgery in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is unknown.
Serving openly in military in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is legal.
Conversion therapy in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Sverdlovskaya oblast' is varies by region.