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Predominantly Roman Catholic Slovakia, unlike its neighbour, the [[Czech Republic]], is more [[Conservatism|conservative]] on issues dealing with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights. |
Predominantly Roman Catholic Slovakia, unlike its neighbour, the [[Czech Republic]], is more [[Conservatism|conservative]] on issues dealing with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights. |
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| caption = Support for same-sex marriage (2006 poll)<ref name="Eurobarometer 66">{{cite web | url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb66/eb66_highlights_en.pdf | title=EUROBAROMETER 66 FIRST RESULTS | publisher=European Commission | work=TNS | date=December 2006 | accessdate=6 August 2014 | pages=80}}</ref> |
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| caption = Support for same-sex adoption (2006 poll)<ref name="Eurobarometer 66" /> |
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==Law regarding same-sex sexual activity== |
==Law regarding same-sex sexual activity== |
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{{Same-sex marriage map Europe|align=right|size=265px}} |
{{Same-sex marriage map Europe|align=right|size=265px}} |
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There is no legal recognition of same-sex unions in Slovakia. On 4 June 2014, the Slovak [[National Council (Slovakia)|parliament]] overwhelmingly approved the constitutional amendment to ban [[same-sex marriage]], with 102 deputies for and 18 deputies against the legislation.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-06-04/slovak-lawmakers-approve-constitutional-ban-on-same-sex-marriage | title=Slovak Lawmakers Approve Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage | work=Bloomberg Businessweek | date=4 June 2014 | accessdate=12 July 2014 | author=Radoslav, Tomek}}</ref> |
There is no legal recognition of same-sex unions in Slovakia. On 4 June 2014, the Slovak [[National Council (Slovakia)|parliament]] overwhelmingly approved the constitutional amendment to ban [[same-sex marriage]], with 102 deputies for and 18 deputies against the legislation.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-06-04/slovak-lawmakers-approve-constitutional-ban-on-same-sex-marriage | title=Slovak Lawmakers Approve Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage | work=Bloomberg Businessweek | date=4 June 2014 | accessdate=12 July 2014 | author=Radoslav, Tomek}}</ref> |
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==Public opinion== |
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A [[European Union]] poll shows 19% of Slovaks support same-sex marriage,<ref>[http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/14203 Eight EU Countries Back Same-Sex Marriage]</ref> however, a more recent survey shows that more than 47% of Slovaks would vote in favor of registered partnerships<ref>[http://aktualne.atlas.sk/tolerancia-k-homosexualom-sa-zvysuje-tretina-by-vsak-s-nimi-v-rodine-neoslavovala/slovensko/spolocnost/ Tolerancia k homosexuálom sa zvyšuje. Tretina by však s nimi v rodine neoslavovala]</ref> but only in case they didn't provide same-sex couples with adoption rights. |
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==Discrimination protections== |
==Discrimination protections== |
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Slovakia's first [[Gay pride]] event took place on 22 May 2010 in Bratislava. A crowd of about a thousand were confronted by anti-gay right-wing groups. While the National and Bratislava's municipal police forces kept the two sides apart, several anti-protesters were able to infiltrate Pride and throw stones at speakers and dispearse tear gas into the crowd. Pride demonstrators had to cancel their march through the city center, but were able to cross the Danube under police protection. Twenty-nine persons were arrested.<ref>{{sk}} [http://www.sme.sk/c/5387434/duhovy-pochod-stopli-extremisti.html Dúhový pochod stopli extrémisti]</ref> Gay Pride has since improved its security measures and it has been supported by many foreign embassies.<ref>[http://www.sme.sk/c/5919944/velvyslanci-podporuju-duhovy-pride.html Veľvyslanci podporujú Dúhový Pride]</ref> |
Slovakia's first [[Gay pride]] event took place on 22 May 2010 in Bratislava. A crowd of about a thousand were confronted by anti-gay right-wing groups. While the National and Bratislava's municipal police forces kept the two sides apart, several anti-protesters were able to infiltrate Pride and throw stones at speakers and dispearse tear gas into the crowd. Pride demonstrators had to cancel their march through the city center, but were able to cross the Danube under police protection. Twenty-nine persons were arrested.<ref>{{sk}} [http://www.sme.sk/c/5387434/duhovy-pochod-stopli-extremisti.html Dúhový pochod stopli extrémisti]</ref> Gay Pride has since improved its security measures and it has been supported by many foreign embassies.<ref>[http://www.sme.sk/c/5919944/velvyslanci-podporuju-duhovy-pride.html Veľvyslanci podporujú Dúhový Pride]</ref> |
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There is a reasonable gay scene in Slovakia with about ten bars and clubs in [[Bratislava]].<ref>[http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/gt/listings.asp?action=ShowCountry&CID=856 Gay guide]</ref> A Pew Global Attitudes Project survey recorded that 68% of Slovaks believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} |
There is a reasonable gay scene in Slovakia with about ten bars and clubs in [[Bratislava]].<ref>[http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/gt/listings.asp?action=ShowCountry&CID=856 Gay guide]</ref> A Pew Global Attitudes Project survey recorded that 68% of Slovaks believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} A [[European Union]] poll shows 19% of Slovaks support same-sex marriage,<ref>[http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/14203 Eight EU Countries Back Same-Sex Marriage]</ref> however, a more recent survey shows that more than 47% of Slovaks would vote in favor of registered partnerships<ref>[http://aktualne.atlas.sk/tolerancia-k-homosexualom-sa-zvysuje-tretina-by-vsak-s-nimi-v-rodine-neoslavovala/slovensko/spolocnost/ Tolerancia k homosexuálom sa zvyšuje. Tretina by však s nimi v rodine neoslavovala]</ref> but only in case they didn't provide same-sex couples with adoption rights. |
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==Summary table== |
==Summary table== |
Revision as of 19:03, 18 August 2014
LGBT rights in Slovakia | |
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![]() Location of Slovakia (dark green) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) | |
Status | Legal since 1962, age of consent equalized in 1990 |
Gender identity | - |
Military | Gays and lesbians allowed to serve |
Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation protection since 2002 (see below) |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No, same-sex marriage constitutionally banned. |
Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Slovakia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Slovakia, but households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples.
Predominantly Roman Catholic Slovakia, unlike its neighbour, the Czech Republic, is more conservative on issues dealing with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights.
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1962. The age of consent was equalized with the heterosexual age of 15 in 1990.[1]
Recognition of same-sex relationships
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Same-sex_marriage_map_Europe_detailed.svg/265px-Same-sex_marriage_map_Europe_detailed.svg.png)
There is no legal recognition of same-sex unions in Slovakia. On 4 June 2014, the Slovak parliament overwhelmingly approved the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, with 102 deputies for and 18 deputies against the legislation.[2]
Discrimination protections
An Anti-Discrimination Act was adopted in 2004, in requirement with European Union protocols on anti-discrimination in its member states. The Act, broadened in 2008, makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in a wide variety of areas, including employment, education, housing, social care and the provision of goods and services.[3]
In May 2013, the Criminal Code was amended to include sexual orientation as a ground for hate crimes, allowing penalty enhancements where a crime is motivated by homophobia.[4]
Living conditions
Slovakia's first Gay pride event took place on 22 May 2010 in Bratislava. A crowd of about a thousand were confronted by anti-gay right-wing groups. While the National and Bratislava's municipal police forces kept the two sides apart, several anti-protesters were able to infiltrate Pride and throw stones at speakers and dispearse tear gas into the crowd. Pride demonstrators had to cancel their march through the city center, but were able to cross the Danube under police protection. Twenty-nine persons were arrested.[5] Gay Pride has since improved its security measures and it has been supported by many foreign embassies.[6]
There is a reasonable gay scene in Slovakia with about ten bars and clubs in Bratislava.[7] A Pew Global Attitudes Project survey recorded that 68% of Slovaks believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society.[citation needed] A European Union poll shows 19% of Slovaks support same-sex marriage,[8] however, a more recent survey shows that more than 47% of Slovaks would vote in favor of registered partnerships[9] but only in case they didn't provide same-sex couples with adoption rights.
Summary table
Same-sex sexual activity legal | ![]() |
Equal age of consent | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | ![]() |
Same-sex marriage | ![]() |
Recognition of same-sex unions | ![]() |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | ![]() |
Right to change legal gender | ![]() |
Access to IVF for lesbians | ![]() |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | ![]() |
See also
Notes
- ^ Slovakia - Status of sexual minorities
- ^ Radoslav, Tomek (4 June 2014). "Slovak Lawmakers Approve Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Homophobia and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the EU Member States Part II: The Social Situation
- ^ Law change criminalises homophobia
- ^ Template:Sk Dúhový pochod stopli extrémisti
- ^ Veľvyslanci podporujú Dúhový Pride
- ^ Gay guide
- ^ Eight EU Countries Back Same-Sex Marriage
- ^ Tolerancia k homosexuálom sa zvyšuje. Tretina by však s nimi v rodine neoslavovala
- ^ Map shows how Europe forces trans people to be sterilized (21 May 2013)