Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Banned Since 1970 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Unknown |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A Since 1997 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous Since 2013 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | 51% Agree 18% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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