Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal Since 2008 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1972 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1982 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A Since 1989 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2001 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | Equal Since 2008 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 26% Yes 74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
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 | 45% Good place 45% Not a good place |
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