Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 96 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 84% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 83% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 97% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 13% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 53% Rare 41% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Rare 39% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 90% Agree 7% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 75% Yes 18% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 1933 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Legal Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required Since 2014 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2014 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Illegal Since 1996 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2009 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1987 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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