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Overview

According to the Anti-discriminationAct adopted in 2004, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is against the law in Slovakia. However, same-sex marriage is notlegally recognised. A2014 constitutional amendmentdefinesmarriage exclusively as the union of a man and a woman. However, thein 34 countries demonstrates that47% of Slovaks favoursame-sex marriage.

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LGBTQ map of Slovakia

​Academic institutions

Some academic research has been published on the topic of gender by the following institutions, butresearch on the LGBTQ+ is very sparse.

Resources

Books
  • Fejes, N., &Balogh, A. (2012).. Bristol: Intellect books.
  • Havelková H. & Oates-Indruchová L. (2014). . London: Routledge.
  • Lišková, K. (2018)..New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Mazierska, E. (2008)..New York: Berghahn books.
  • O'Dwyer, C. (2018).. New York: New York University.
  • Sokolova, V. (2021)..Prague: Karolinum Press.
  • Tamagne, F. (2006)..New York: Algora.
  • Vērdiņš,K. &Ozolinš,J. (2016).. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Dissertations
  • Lorencova, V. & Henderson, L.(2006).. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
Periodicals
  • [in Slovak].
  • - journal for Gender in Artsand Theory[inSlovak].
  • [in Slovak].
Repositories
  • [in Slovak and English].
  • - a central repository of final theses and dissertations[in Slovak].
  • [in Slovak and English].
Data and statistics
  • . FRA Europe [in English].
  • . Report. ԾíԲDzť[in Slovak].
  • . Report. ԾíԲDzť[in Slovak].
  • by OSCE ODIHR [in English].
  • , includes , ILGA Europe -a world survey of sexual orientation laws +[in English].
  • [in Slovak].
Reports
  • .Report byILGAEurope[in English].
  • . Reports,1997- 2020 [in English].
  • , ECRI 2014 [in English, French, Slovak].
  • . Via Iuris and ETC Slovakia, April 2010 [English].
  • . ILGA Europe Policy Paper, April 2004 [English].
  • .Article inThe Slovak Spectator,17May 2018[in English].
News portals
  • -lesbian community portal[in Slovak].
  • - An online magazine dedicated to queer culture in Slovakia [in Slovak].
Audio-visual
  • - 8 videos by [in Slovak].
Digital libraries and archives
  • - the exhibition captures the life and activities of Bratislava'sImrichMatyáš(1896-1974), who for the past 40 years of his life tried to make homosexual people return to their dignity[inSlovak].
  • - interview of Jana Juráňová (one of the editors of the feminist journal Aspekt) with two lesbian women: Anna Daučíková and Anna Fábryová, both lesbian activists[inSlovak].
  • - an exhibition about the past of gay community in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia [in English].
Organisations
  • - an NGO aimed at raising awareness to workplace diversity & inclusion, and promoting diversity visibility and leadership of LGBT people[in Slovak and English].
  • - informal group creating a safe space for LGBT Christian[in Slovak].
  • - since 2012 Ծí ԲDzť is a platform of Slovak organizations, activists and activists with a common program of equalization of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersexual people in Slovakia[in Slovak].
  • - civic association for LGBT people[in Slovak].
  • - NGO supporting transgender people in Slovakia[in Slovak].
Other resources
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