Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Banned Since 1860 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2013 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2013 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2001 | 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) | Region not surveyed | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place |
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