Equality Index ? | 42 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 1860 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2013 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2015 | Legal Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2013 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 7% Agree 75% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 17% Good place 66% Not a good place | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place |
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