Homosexuality ⚢ ✔ Legal

Marriage ⚭ ✖ Not legal

Changing Gender ✔ Legal, but requires surgery

Adoption ✖ Single only

Discrimination ✖ No protections

Housing Discrimination ✖ No protections

Employment Discrimination Ambiguous

Military ✔ Legal

Age of Consent ✔ Equal

Donating Blood ✔ Legal

Conversion Therapy ✖ Not banned Public Opinion By The Numbers 51% of Russians would not want a homosexual neighbor Associated Press , 2014) 16% of Russians believe homosexuals should be isolated from society 5% believe homosexuals should be physically destroyed Levada Center , 2013) 38% of Russians would not want a homosexual neighbor Associated Press , 2012) History Homosexual activity in Russia ? Legal



On June 29, Homosexual activity is legal in Russia, however, "anti-gay sentiments remain high."On June 29, 2013 , Russia was criticized internationally after a law passed that banned "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations."

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globalequality.org/newsroom… Sources: base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi… (Russian) Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 4 accurate votes · Legal homosexual activity is legal in Russia but intense homophobia.

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hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/fut… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 7 accurate votes · Same-sex marriage in Russia ? Not legal

jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/Rus… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 5 accurate votes · Varies by Region Only two countries in Asia have a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Russia is not one of them. First symbolic Gay marriage couple had to flee Russia because the government put a bounty on them. Foreign Same Sex reconition reconized under EU law. Sources:

No Added by Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 1 accurate vote · Right to change legal gender in Russia ? Legal, but requires surgery Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements.

globalequality.org/newsroom… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 2 accurate votes · Legal, surgery not required Missing non binary options on documents. Under the 2018 revision of the sex change law in Russia.

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tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 3 accurate votes · Same-sex adoption in Russia ? Single only Adoption is being regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to ado

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No Added by Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 0 accurate votes · LGBT discrimination in Russia ? No protections Signed into law by President Vladimir Putin, the law on “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” criminalizes public expression of support for nontraditional relationships.

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reuters.com/article/2013/06… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by daveyroo · 2 accurate votes · Illegal in some contexts According to ILGA. Full discrimination protections in sea of azov. As well one person got charged for refusing to hire a gay person.

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hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/fut… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 1 accurate vote · LGBT housing discrimination in Russia ? No protections LGBT people can be fired. As well not legally able to put on pride parades. Also intense violence.

thefrisky.com/2016-06-22/8-… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 3 accurate votes · LGBT employment discrimination in Russia ? Ambiguous In one area a person was charged for refusing to hire a gay person.

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hrw.org/video-photos/intera… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 1 accurate vote · Homosexuals serving openly in military in Russia ? Legal Major-General of Medical Service Valery Kulikov stated that "the new statute about military and medical expertise from July 1, 2003 does not forbid people of non-standard sexual orientation from serving in the military." Also, in February of 2010 , Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stated in an interview that gays are not banned from serving in the Russian armed forces.

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en.ria.ru/society/20101202/… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 2 accurate votes · Equal age of consent in Russia ? Equal The age of consent in Russia is 16 for both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples.

(Russian) Sources: base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi… (Russian) Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 4 accurate votes · Blood donations by MSMs in Russia ? Legal In 2008 , Russia repealed its ban against gay people donating blood. The law was signed in effect on April 16, 2008 by Tatyana Golikova, the minister of Russia's Health and Social Development department.

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advocate.com/health/health-… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by brennen · 3 accurate votes · Banned (indefinite deferral) On September 14, 2001 , the Russian Ministry of Health announced that men who have sex with men would be considered part of the "HIV high-risk groups," along with prostitutes and drug addicts.

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pinknews.co.uk/2008/05/23/r… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by danlev · 0 accurate votes · Conversion therapy in Russia ? Not banned Only in 2 place in Asia where it is criminalized.

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Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.

Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.

Legal recognition of sex reassignment by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.

The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

The Equality Index is an experimental rating to help visualize the legal rights and public attitudes towards LGBT people in a given region.



Currently, the index only applies to written law — not necessarily practiced law — and only takes public opinion into account when data is available.