LGBT Rights in Moskva Autonomous City

    Homosexuality
    Unknown
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    Unknown
    Employment Discrimination
    Unknown
    Housing Discrimination
    Unknown
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    Unknown
    Age of Consent
    Unknown
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History

Homosexual activity in Moskva

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Homosexual activity in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Moskva

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Same-sex marriage in Moskva is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2020
Banned under federal Russia law
The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same-sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution has defined marriage as a union strictly between a man and woman since 2020.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Moskva

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Moskva

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Right to change legal gender in Moskva is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Illegal under federal Russia law
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.
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Nov 15, 1997–Jul 24, 2023
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Russia law
Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements.
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Gender-affirming care in Moskva

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Gender-affirming care in Moskva is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Banned under federal Russia law
On July 24th, 2023, Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that bans “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person.”

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moskva

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Moskva

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LGBT discrimination in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Moskva

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LGBT employment discrimination in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Moskva

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LGBT housing discrimination in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Moskva

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Same-sex adoption in Moskva is single only.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Single only under federal Russia law
Single homosexuals are allowed to adopt, but banned for transgender people.
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Intersex infant surgery in Moskva

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Intersex infant surgery in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Moskva

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Serving openly in military in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Moskva

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Blood donations by MSMs in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Moskva

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Conversion therapy in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Moskva

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Equal age of consent in Moskva is unknown.

Current status
Unknown