Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1947
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