Compare LGBT Rights in Kosovo & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2006
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1989
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1977
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