Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal Since 1971 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1982 | No censorship Since 1998 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 1980 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2018 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | Equal Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 86% Did not mention homosexuals 11% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 52% Justifiable 17% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 54% Agree 26% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 26% Yes 74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 48% Rare 46% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 34% Rare 48% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 65% Agree 30% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 57% Yes 36% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 56% Good place 28% Not a good place |
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