Religion, Nation, State, and Anti-Gender Politics in Georgia and Ukraine

Figures & data

Table 1. Summary of Key Indicators Related to the Situation of LGBTI People in Georgia and Ukraine

	Georgia	Ukraine
Homosexuality decriminalized	Since 2000	Since 1991
Anti-discrimination legislation	Yes, including SOGI*	Yes, not mentioning SOGI
Laws explicitly protecting LGBTI people	Labor Code (since 2006)	Labor Code (since 2015)
Istanbul Convention	Ratified	Signed, not ratified
Same-sex marriages or registered partnerships	No	No
Successful Pride Marches/Marches of Equality	Only attempts	Yes, every year since 2015
Political forces in the Parliament are openly pro-LGBTI	Yes	No
Hate-crime legislation includes SOGI as one of the grounds	Yes (specified in Criminal Code)	Not explicitly

*Sexual orientation and gender identity.