Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
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
Ambiguous
Since 1980
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
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
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