Equality Index ? | 61 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 72 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 50 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1943 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1943 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Female equal, male unequal | N/A Since 2013 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 52% Did not mention homosexuals 48% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 13% Yes 85% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 18% Yes 80% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 12% Good place 81% Not a good place |
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