Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 57% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 36% Agree 55% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Male illegal, female uncertain Since 2016 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Unrecognized Since 1886 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | N/A |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1886 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2016 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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