Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
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 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Ambiguous Since 1969 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Unrecognized Since 2003 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 2007 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal Since 1969 |
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