Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Legal Since 1791 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Legal Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Legal Since 2014 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal Since 2011 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1791 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 95% Did not mention homosexuals 5% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 67% Justifiable 8% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 50% Agree 19% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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