Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Banned Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2020 | State-enforced Since 2012 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2010 | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2022 |
Hate crime protections | Ambiguous | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 2002 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2022 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal Since 1941 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1994 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 32% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 74% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 11% Agree 73% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 83% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
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 | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 90% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 41% Not a good place | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
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