Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Unknown
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