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LGBT Rights in Penzenskaya oblast' Administrative Region

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    Unknown
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    Unknown
    Employment Discrimination
    Unknown
    Housing Discrimination
    Unknown
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    Unknown
    Age of Consent
    Unknown
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History

Homosexual activity in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Homosexual activity in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Same-sex marriage in Penzenskaya oblast' is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2020
Banned under federal Russia law
The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same-sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution has defined marriage as a union strictly between a man and woman since 2020.
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Sources:
pbs.org/newshour/world/russ…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Right to change legal gender in Penzenskaya oblast' is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Illegal under federal Russia law
The upper house of Russia’s parliament unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming care and legal gender change. It also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
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Sources:
apnews.com/article/russia-l…
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Nov 15, 1997–Jul 24, 2023
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Russia law
Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements.
Details
Sources:
globalequality.org/newsroom…
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Gender-affirming care in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Gender-affirming care in Penzenskaya oblast' is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Banned under federal Russia law
On July 24th, 2023, Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that bans “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person.”
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Sources:
apnews.com/article/russia-l…
duma.gov.ru/news/57524/
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast'

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LGBT discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast'

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LGBT employment discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast'

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LGBT housing discrimination in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Same-sex adoption in Penzenskaya oblast' is single only.

Current status
Since Jul 24, 2023
Single only under federal Russia law
Single homosexuals are allowed to adopt, but banned for transgender people.
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Sources:
pressenterprise.com/2023/07…
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Intersex infant surgery in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Intersex infant surgery in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Serving openly in military in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Blood donations by MSMs in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Conversion therapy in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Penzenskaya oblast'

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Equal age of consent in Penzenskaya oblast' is unknown.

Current status
Unknown
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