Equality Index ? | 78 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region Since 2024 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 |
Right to change legal gender | Varies by Region Since 1988 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Varies by Region Since 2025 | Banned Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2025 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2025 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2018 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Varies by Region Since 2023 | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2010 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2025 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2020 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 88% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 58% Justifiable 15% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 76% Support 13% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 71% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 55% Agree 20% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 81% Yes 14% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 51% Justifiable 18% Not justifiable | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 79% Yes 18% No | 3% Yes 97% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 72% Good place 10% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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