Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2001
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