Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Legal, but restricted for minors |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2009 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1996 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | 9% Agree 67% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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