Equality Index ? | 42 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 1959 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2015 | Banned Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | No protections |
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 | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 | Illegal Since 2007 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | N/A Since 2024 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 17% Good place 66% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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