- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted for minors
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✔ Full ban
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent studies in Albania indicate societal resistance to LGBTQ+ rights.
History
Homosexual activity in Albania is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Albania is unrecognized.
There is no definition of marriage in the 1998 Constitution.
Article 53: Everyone has the right to get married and have a family.... The entering into and dissolution of marriage are regulated by law."
In the Family Law from 2003, Article 7 reads: "Marriage can be concluded between a man and a woman who are 18 years or older."
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Albania is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Albania is legal, but requires surgery.
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Gender-Affirming Care in Albania is restricted for minors.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Albania is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Albania is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Albania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Albania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Albania is single only.
Intersex infant surgery in Albania is full ban.
Serving openly in military in Albania is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Albania is legal.
Conversion therapy in Albania is not banned.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Albania.
- Berat
- Bulqizë
- Delvinë
- Devoll
- Dibër
- Durrës
- Elbasan
- Fier
- Gjirokastër
- Gramsh
- Has
- Kavajë
- Kolonjë
- Korçë
- Krujë
- Kukës
- Kurbin
- Kuçovë
- Lezhë
- Librazhd
- Lushnjë
- Mallakastër
- Malësi e Madhe
- Mat
- Mirditë
- Peqin
- Pogradec
- Pukë
- Përmet
- Sarandë
- Shkodër
- Skrapar
- Tepelenë
- Tiranë
- Tropojë
- Vlorë
- Berat (County)
- Dibër (County)
- Durrës (County)
- Elbasan (County)
- Fier (County)
- Gjirokastër (County)
- Korçë (County)
- Kukës (County)
- Lezhë (County)
- Shkodër (County)
- Tiranë (County)
- Vlorë (County)