Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 5% Yes 95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 35% Did not mention homosexuals 65% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 93% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 80% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Varies by Region Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2018 | Unrecognized Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2020 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | Varies by Region |
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