Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1971 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal Since 1999 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal with restrictions |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2024 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1836 |
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