Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 43% Support 25% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 39% Agree 44% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 17% Agree 54% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 25% Yes 57% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 78% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 11% Good place 68% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 1858 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Unrecognized Since 1923 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2015 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections Since 1858 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections Since 1858 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1980 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | N/A Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal Since 1858 |
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