Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 96% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 15% Did not mention homosexuals 85% 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 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 2017 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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