Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & Russia

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 2020
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 careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 2016
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 banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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