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Homosexuality is legal in Estonia since 1992. Even though the Cohabitation agreement allowing same-sex couples to register their status听has been passed in parliament in 2014, the procedures enabling the agreement to function in practice have not been established. Same-sex marriages performed abroad can be registered in Estonia. Same-sex couples can only听adopt their stepchildren in Estonia. Discrimination based on gender and sexual identity is outlawed in employment and military. It is legal in Estonia to change one's legal gender and name without sex reassignment surgery.听

LGBTQ map of Estonia
  • 听by ILGA听Europe [in English].
  • 听by ILGA Europe听[in English].

Academic institutions

Resources

Books
  • Buyantueva, R. & Shevtsova M. (2020). . Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan.
  • V膿rdi艈拧,听K膩rlis, &听Ozolin拧,听J膩nis. (2016).听. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Ayoub, P. (2016). .听Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
  • Sremac, Ganzevoort, Sremac, Sr膽an, & Ganzevoort, Reinder Ruard. (2015).听. Boston : Brill.听
Dissertations
  • Pelz, M., Hansen, Randall, Austin, Robert, & Way, Lucan. (2016).听.听ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.听
Periodicals
  • 听-听the first journal in Estonia to address academic feminism, and women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 studies [in English and Estonian].听
Repositories
  • gives access to publications of Tallinn University including academic work on LGBTQ and gender听[in Estonian and English]. Database of Estonian articles听
  • 听contains听information about articles from Estonian newspapers at 1900-2013 and Estonian journals, serial publications and anthologies at 1990-2016. It does not give access to articles, but it is helpful to identify and locate existing publications听[in Estonian and English]. The National Library of Estonia鈥檚 digital archive
  • stores online publications, print files and digitised copies of the publication, including the ones on gender and sexuality [in Estonian, Russian, and English].
  • 听[in Estonian, English, German].
  • at the University of Tartu is a repository for all electronic materials including e-theses and e-publications, digitized theses and books, manuscripts and images etc.听[in听Estonian, English, German]. Repository for e-publications in
  • 听[in Estonian, English, German]. Repository for e-publications in
  • 听[in Estonian, English, German]. Repository for e-publications at the
  • 听[in Estonian, English, German]. A list of reports and articles on gender in Estonia from 听[multilingual]. A list of reports about LGBT in Estonia provided by
  • 听- Estonian Research Information System, the search听engine gives access to academic publications听including on LGBT and gender [in Estonian and English].
Data and statistics
  • 听by OSCE ODIHR [in English].
  • , includes , ILGA Europe -听a world survey of sexual orientation laws +听听[in English].
  • . FRA Europe [in English].听
Reports
  • . Reports [in English],听1997听-
  • . Human Rights Centre, 2019 [in Estonian, Russian, English].
  • . Amnesty International [English].
  • . Turu-uuringute AS, 2012 [in Estonian].
  • .听Turu-uuringute听AS听[in Estonian].
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  • . ILGA Europe Policy Paper, April 2004 [English].
  • .听Lithuanian Gay League, 2002听[in English].听
News portals
  • 听is an independent feminist media outlet in Estonia which is interested in an intersectional perspective and has a soft spot for queer issues. They like different feminist voices to be heard and offer a platform for feminist writers in Estonia and abroad, representing a variety of perspectives. The material is available in Estonian, English, and Russian. Their听 page听[in Estonian, Russian, English].听
Organisations
  • website publishes LGBT-related news and information about events. The association听organises seminars, and events for the LGBT community in Estonia, and assists LGBT people with听reporting hate crimes.听Their听听[in Estonian, English].
  • The (GK)听is a non-profit association that unites homosexual Christians in Estonia. The website provides space for discussing issues of faith and sexuality听[in Estonian, Russian].听
Other resources
  • 听- an Estonian conference room for transgender people [in Estonian, English].
  • Full-text from The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)听[in English].