Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 1933 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Legal Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2014 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal Since 1996 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2009 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1978 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2024 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 97% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 83% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 13% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 53% Rare 41% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Rare 39% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 90% Agree 7% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 75% Yes 18% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place |
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