Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 17% Good Place 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Not legal Since 1983 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections Since 1991 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | No protections Since 1991 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | No protections Since 1991 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Illegal Since 1983 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | Illegal Since 1983 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A Since 1983 |
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