Equality Index ? | 37 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 2000 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1976 | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Illegal Since 1991 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 1999 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 86% 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 | 2% Agree 76% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Good place 70% Not a good place |
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