What’s life like for LGBTQ people in Albania?
Let's take a look at some of the key equality indicators.
What’s life like for LGBTQ people in Albania? Let's take a look at some of the key equality indicators.
Is homosexuality legal in Albania?
Homosexuality in Albania has been decriminalised since 1995, with an equal age of consent in place since 2001.
Are there any anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in Albania?
Yes. Comprehensive protections against discrimination were implemented in 2010.
Is there Marriage Equality in Albania?
No. There is no legal recognition of same-sex relationships.
What’s life like for LGBTQ people in Albania?
While attitudes are changing, Albania is a socially conservative country, and homosexuality has been seen as something of a taboo subject.
The recent move by Albania’s professional body of psychologists to ban conversion therapy is a step forward.
The recent ILGA report on LGBTQ Equality in Europe ranked Albania 25th overall. With a total score of 40.58%, Albania scored well on the criteria of Civil Society Space and also Equality & Non-discrimination but lost points on all other criteria.
