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| legal_status = Legal since January 1, 1991<ref name="equaldex">[http://www.equaldex.com/region/georgia/abkhazia LGBT rights in Abkhazia]</ref>
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}}Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in [[Abkhazia]] face significant challenges not experienced by non-[[LGBT]] residents.
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==Status==
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'''LGBT rights in the Abkhazia''' face legal challenges not experienced by non-[[LGBT]] residents.<ref name="equaldex" />
According to a 2018 [[Freedom House]] report, LGBT people "do not enjoy comprehensive legal protections". The report further states that "social mores in Abkhazia are conservative; taboos remain against “nontraditional” lifestyles, including homosexuality and gender nonconformity".<ref name="s182">{{cite web | title=Abkhazia: Freedom in the World 2018 Country Report | website=Freedom House | url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/abkhazia/freedom-world/2018 | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref> According to [[Equaldex]], homosexuality has been legal in Abkhazia since 1991.<ref name="e981">{{cite web | title=LGBT Rights in Abkhazia, Georgia | website=Equaldex | url=https://www.equaldex.com/region/abkhazia | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>


In November 2021, a [[rainbow flag]] being displayed at a school in [[Sukhumi]] on [[International Day for Tolerance]] caused a scandal that was addressed by the [[Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia|Ministry for Internal Affairs]].<ref name="l171">{{cite web | last=Шария | first=Виталий | title=Скандал из-за радужного флага на уроке в сухумской школе | website=Эхо Кавказа | date=2021-11-22 | url=https://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/31573685.html | language=ru | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>
==Law regarding same-sex sexual intercourse==
===Union of Soviet Socialist Republics===


==History==
In 1933, Article 121 was added to the Criminal Code, for the entire Soviet Union, that expressly prohibited male homosexuality, with up to five years of hard labor in prison. On January 1, 1991, the [[Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic]] legalized same-sex sexual intercourse.<ref name="equaldex" />
In 1933, Article 121 was added to the Criminal Code, for the entire [[Soviet Union]], that expressly prohibited male [[homosexuality]], with up to five years of hard labor in prison. It is no longer in affect in the [[Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic]].


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|LGBT|Human rights|Abkhazia}}
{{Portal|LGBT|Abkhazia}}
*[[Human rights in Abkhazia]]
*[[Human rights in Abkhazia]]
*[[LGBT rights in Europe]]
*[[LGBT rights in Georgia (country)|LGBT rights in Georgia]]
*[[LGBT rights in Asia]]
*[[LGBT rights in South Ossetia]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Asia topic|LGBT rights in}}
{{Asia topic|LGBT rights in}}
{{LGBT rights in Europe}}
{{LGBT rights in Europe}}

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Revision as of 20:53, 26 August 2024

LGBTQ rights in Abkhazia
Abkhazia
StatusNot protected

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Abkhazia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

Status

According to a 2018 Freedom House report, LGBT people "do not enjoy comprehensive legal protections". The report further states that "social mores in Abkhazia are conservative; taboos remain against “nontraditional” lifestyles, including homosexuality and gender nonconformity".[1] According to Equaldex, homosexuality has been legal in Abkhazia since 1991.[2]

In November 2021, a rainbow flag being displayed at a school in Sukhumi on International Day for Tolerance caused a scandal that was addressed by the Ministry for Internal Affairs.[3]

History

In 1933, Article 121 was added to the Criminal Code, for the entire Soviet Union, that expressly prohibited male homosexuality, with up to five years of hard labor in prison. It is no longer in affect in the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abkhazia: Freedom in the World 2018 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "LGBT Rights in Abkhazia, Georgia". Equaldex. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ Шария, Виталий (22 November 2021). "Скандал из-за радужного флага на уроке в сухумской школе". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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