Compare LGBT Rights in Chechnya

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1997
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