Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | N/A |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Recognized Since 2025 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | N/A |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2025 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1994 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
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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