Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Sudan

Equality Index ?
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13 / 100
Legal Index ?
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6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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19 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
N/A
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