Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
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