Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & South Africa

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2007
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