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History

Homosexual activity in Ştefan Vodă

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Homosexual activity in Ştefan Vodă is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 10, 1995
Legal
In 1995, Moldova decriminalised homosexuality. This also applies to Stefan Voda.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2023070…
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Mar 7, 1934–Jul 9, 1995
Male illegal, female legal under federal Moldova law
An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."
Details
Sources:
www.gazeta.ru/science/2018/…
museumreforms.ru/node/13816
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Same-sex marriage in Ştefan Vodă

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Same-sex marriage in Ştefan Vodă is banned.

Current status
Since Aug 24, 1994
Banned
The 1994 Constitution of Moldova defines a marriage as between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage. This ban also applies to Stefan Voda.
Details
Sources:
www.constituteproject.org/c…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ştefan Vodă

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ştefan Vodă is no censorship.

Current status
Since Oct 14, 2013
No censorship
Since 2013, there are no laws censoring LGBTIQ+ topics in Stefan Voda.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
www.advocate.com/politics/2…
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Jul 5, 2013–Oct 13, 2013
Fine as punishment
In 2013, Moldova passed a law banning “propaganda of intimate relations outside marriage and family” to minors. This law applied to Stefan Voda.

The law would be repealed months later.
Details
Sources:
www.advocate.com/politics/2…
www.advocate.com/news/world…
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Right to change legal gender in Ştefan Vodă

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Right to change legal gender in Ştefan Vodă is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.

Current status
Since Apr 26, 2001
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Transgender people are allowed to change their legal name and gender on official documents in Moldova, but require a psychiatric diagnosis confirming their "transgenderism" to do so. This also applies in Stefan Voda.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017112…
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Apr 5, 1972–Apr 25, 2001
Legal, but requires surgery
Stefan Voda was part of the Soviet Union during 1972 when the first sex change was performed and a trans man was granted legal gender recognition after completing surgery. Moldova would not adopt its own laws on gender recognition until 2001.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Until Apr 5, 1972
Illegal under federal Moldova law
Moldova was a member of the Soviet Union in 1972 and before then legal gender recognition was not provided.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Gender-affirming care in Ştefan Vodă

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Gender-affirming care in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ştefan Vodă

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Ştefan Vodă

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LGBT discrimination in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Ştefan Vodă

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Ştefan Vodă

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Ştefan Vodă

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Same-sex adoption in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Ştefan Vodă

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Intersex infant surgery in Ştefan Vodă is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Moldova law
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Moldova.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Serving openly in military in Ştefan Vodă

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Serving openly in military in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Ştefan Vodă

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Ştefan Vodă

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Conversion therapy in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Ştefan Vodă

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Equal age of consent in Ştefan Vodă is unknown.

Until Jul 9, 1995
Female equal, male N/A under federal Moldova law
Until 1995, male homosexuality was illegal in Moldova.
Details
Sources:
museumreforms.ru/node/13816
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Current status
Unknown
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65 / 100
Legal Rights
65 / 100
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