Equality Index ? | 42 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Legal Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2015 | Legal Since 1994 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 45% 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 | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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