Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% 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 | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Not legal Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1992 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal Since 1992 |
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