Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1957 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1957 | Banned Since 2003 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Ambiguous Since 1980 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2010 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1957 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1957 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1957 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 98% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 12% Did not mention homosexuals 88% Mentioned homosexuals |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 90% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 93% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!