Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Ambiguous Since 1969 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized Since 2003 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1972 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1999 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1999 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal Since 2007 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 7% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 86% Mentioned homosexuals | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 2% Agree 76% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | Region not surveyed | 22% Yes 50% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 0% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 70% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 1% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
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