Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1992
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