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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Banned
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✔ Full ban
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Lezhë is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 1, 1995
Legal
The Penal Code passed on January 27, 1995 decriminalized consensual homosexual intercourse. Article 116 - the crime of "homosexuality" which punished homosexual intercourse when conducted forcefully, with minor people, or with persons unable to protect themselves has been completely repealed by amending the law from 2001.
Male illegal, female legal
The Penal Code adopted on June 15, 1977 criminalised 'pederasty' under Article 137 with deprivation of liberty for up to ten years.
Legal under federal Albania law
Same-sex marriage in Lezhë is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Nov 28, 1998
Unrecognized
Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits.
There is no definition of marriage in the 1998 Constitution.
Article 53: Everyone has the right to get married and have a family.... The entering into and dissolution of marriage are regulated by law."
In the Family Law from 2003, Article 7 reads: "Marriage can be concluded between a man and a woman who are 18 years or older."
There is no definition of marriage in the 1998 Constitution.
Article 53: Everyone has the right to get married and have a family.... The entering into and dissolution of marriage are regulated by law."
In the Family Law from 2003, Article 7 reads: "Marriage can be concluded between a man and a woman who are 18 years or older."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Lezhë is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Albania, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Lezhë is illegal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2009
Illegal
Albania is still one of the only countries in Europe to deny individuals the right to change their gender. Law No. 10-129 on Civil Status of 2009 sets out the conditions required for change legal gender. This can only be achieved if an error was made during the issuing of the birth certificate.
Until May 11, 2009
Illegal
Albania is one of the only countries in Europe where gender change is illegal
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Gender-affirming care in Lezhë is banned.
Current status
Banned
There is currently no gender affirming care treatments offered to trans people in Albania.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lezhë is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Lezhë is illegal.
Current status
Since Mar 13, 2010
Illegal
On February 04, 2010, Albanian parliament approved a unified anti-discrimination law, known as the Law on Protection from Discrimination, which prohibits, among other categories, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in all areas.
LGBT employment discrimination in Lezhë is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Lezhë is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Lezhë is single only.
Current status
Since Dec 21, 2003
Single only
There are no adoption restrictions for single people. Also, no laws in place for same-sex couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Lezhë is full ban.
Current status
Since Jul 26, 2020
Full ban
On July 26, 2020, the Ministry of Health published the Medical Protocol for the Assessment of Children with Atypical Genital Development. According to the protocol, surgical interventions will only be permitted in cases when it is required and all interventions should be done according to protocol, and not according to the parent’s wishes.
Until Jul 25, 2020
Parental approval required
It is left to the parents to decide on whether an intervention to assign particular sex would take place.
Blood donations by MSMs in Lezhë is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Legal
There are no restrictions for blood donations by MSMs.
Conversion therapy in Lezhë is banned.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2020
Banned
Albania's psychologists have banned so-called "conversion therapy", which tries to change the sexual orientation of young LGBT people, a move hailed on Saturday by the country's rights groups.
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