Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & Russia

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2025
Banned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Varies by Region
Since 1996
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