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The legal age of consent for sexual activity is not decided in the legislation. It is determined in any case by the decision of a medical examiner [R1.1].

National

On 04 February 2010, parliament passed a bill that guarantees citizens against discrimination on grounds of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation [R1.1].

National

The law in Albania prohibits transsexuals from marrying [R1.1].

Transsexuals have been refused permission to alter the gender recorded on birth certificates [R1.2].

National

From 1995, the law in Albania permits consensual sex between same-sex couples [R1.1].

National

On 04 February 2010, the parliament passed a bill that included discrimination protections for LGBT people, however a provision to legalize same-sex marriage was dropped [R1.1].

On 30 July 2009, it was reported that Albania may pass a law to allow same-sex civil marriages in a move to stop discrimination against same-sex couples [R1.2]