Equality Index ? | 22 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 73% Good Place 0% | 6% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
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 |
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 |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 0% Justifiable 96% Not justifiable | 4% Justifiable 82% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 95% Did not mention homosexuals 5% Mentioned homosexuals | 47% Did not mention homosexuals 53% Mentioned homosexuals |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1860 | Unrecognized Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1996 |
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