Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 28 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 5 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2017 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 1991 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Banned Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1999 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 86% Mentioned homosexuals | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 2% Agree 76% Disagree | 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) | 0% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 97% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 70% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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