Equality Index ? | 75 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 88 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1944 | Legal Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2003 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1979 | Legal Since 1994 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2003 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2023 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1985 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 84% Support 7% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 72% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 42% Rare 57% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 46% Rare 49% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 82% Agree 17% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 70% Yes 29% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 74% Good place 12% Not a good place | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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