Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Legal Since 1999 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Legal Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2020 | No censorship Since 1988 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2010 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Legal Since 1980 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2022 |
Hate crime protections | Ambiguous | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2022 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2023 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2013 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1994 | Equal Since 2022 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 32% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 28% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | 20% Justifiable 29% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 82% Support 8% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 67% Agree 28% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 11% Agree 73% Disagree | 36% Agree 28% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 59% Approve 41% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 67% Approve 34% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 16% Favor 81% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 9% Yes 84% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | 29% Justifiable 22% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 68% Yes 24% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 41% Not a good place | 52% Good place 38% Not a good place |
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