Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 50 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2019 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Protected in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only Since 1947 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2021 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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