Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 48 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2024 | Unrecognized Since 1886 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted Since 1963 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections Since 1886 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1974 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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