Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 23 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1890 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2016 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2013 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1969 | Legal Since 2003 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Not legally recognized Since 2024 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Second parent adoption only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Parental approval required |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1986 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2001 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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