Back معاملة المثليين في سلوفاكيا Arabic LGBT práva na Slovensku Czech Homosexualität in der Slowakei German Diversidad sexual en Eslovaquia Spanish حقوق ال‌جی‌بی‌تی در اسلواکی Persian Seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöjen oikeudet Slovakiassa Finnish Droits LGBT en Slovaquie French זכויות להט"ב בסלובקיה HE ԼԳԲՏ իրավունքները Սլովակիայում Armenian Hak LGBT di Slowakia ID

LGBT rights in Slovakia

LGBT rights in Slovakia
Location of Slovakia (dark green)

– in Europe (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green)  –  [Legend]

StatusLegal since 1962 as part of Czechoslovakia,
age of consent equalized in 1990
Gender identityLegal gender change possible in theory
MilitaryAllowed to serve openly
Discrimination protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity protections since 2002
(see below)
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo recognition of same-sex couples
RestrictionsSame-sex marriage constitutionally banned
AdoptionSingle LGBT person may adopt

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Slovakia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The status of LGBT rights in Slovakia are regarded as some of the worst among the European Union countries.

Same-sex sexual activity was made legal in Czechoslovakia in 1962. Despite this, same-sex couples are granted limited legal rights. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions. Slovakia is generally seen as having less supportive public opinion for LGBT people compared to its neighbour, the Czech Republic.

On 12 October 2022, two people were killed (plus the perpetrator), and a third person was wounded in a shooting outside of the front enterance of Tepláren, a gay bar in Bratislava, Slovakia,[1] a well-known spot frequented by the local LGBT community.[2][3]

Opinion polls have shown highly fluctuating trends in support for same-sex marriage and civil unions. In 2019, polls showed either 29% or 57% of Slovaks support civil unions.[4][5] A poll after the 2022 Bratislava terrorist attack showed only 40% support civil unions.[6] Several civil union bills were proposed in 1997, 2000, 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2022, but all were rejected by the Slovak parliament.

Transgender people in Slovakia experience difficulty in accessing healthcare, and a complete lack of regulation in legal gender change makes the process highly individual and difficult.[7]

On 3 July 2024, the Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová made a homophobic and racist statement saying “we heterosexuals are creating the future, because we make babies. Europe is dying out, babies are not being born because of the excessive number of LGBT people. And the strange thing is [that it’s happening] with the white race”.[8]

  1. ^ "Slovakia: Two dead after shooting outside LGBT bar". BBC. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ Filo, Jakub. "Útočník z Bratislavy je mŕtvy. Pred útokom zverejnil manifest proti Židom a LGBTI ľuďom". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ Zdút, Matúš; Osvaldová, Lucia (13 October 2022). "Útočníka zo Zámockej našli mŕtveho, k streľbe sa prihlásil na Twitteri, pár hodín predtým zverejnil manifest proti židom a LGBTI". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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  6. ^ "Prieskum: Po útoku na Tepláreň narástla podpora pre registrované partnerstvá". Denník N (in Slovak). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ Folentová, Veronika (16 November 2022). "Macko z Inakosti: Neviem si predstaviť, že by nejaký poslanec vyhlásil, že je antisemita". Denník N. Retrieved 18 November 2022. Odvtedy sme v situácii, keď neplatí nič, nič nie je možné, matriky odmietajú transrodovým ľuďom meniť doklady, vyhovárajú sa, že čakajú na ministerstvo zdravotníctva, kým vydá nové usmernenie. Lekári nechcú prijímať takýchto ľudí, lebo sa boja žalôb, sú v právnom vákuu, nemajú istotu v ničom, čo postupujú v tejto téme. Je jedna lekárka na celom Slovensku, ktorá ešte prijíma ľudí, ktorí chcú riešiť tranzíciu. Proces je v zásade zastavený.
  8. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/slovak-culture-minister-blames-lgbtq-europe-low-fertility-rates-martina-simkovicova/

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