LGBTQ rights in Abkhazia | |
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| Legal status | Not protected |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Abkhazia face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.
LGBTQ rights in Abkhazia | |
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| Legal status | Not protected |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Abkhazia face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.
The US-based Freedom House organization stated in its 2018 Freedom in the World report that LGBT people in Abkhazia are not legally protected from discrimination. It further stated that, as a conservative society, taboos remain in Abkhazia against lifestyles viewed as "non-traditional", including homosexuality and gender nonconformity. [1] The LGBT rights group Equaldex similarly notes that there are no legal protections for LGBT people against housing discrimination or employment discrimination. [2]
On 16 November 2021, a rainbow flag was shown as part of a fifth-grade classroom presentation in Sukhumi to mark the International Day for Tolerance. The presentation was attended by parents of the students and members of the ministry for education. [3] Some of the parents complained about its display to law enforcement, prompting a response from the ministry for internal affairs that the rainbow flag used was meant to symbolize world peace. Commentators noted, however, that the display of the rainbow flag, even to represent LGBT people, is not prohibited by Abkhazian law. [3]
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