Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 81 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1832 | Legal Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2020 | Unrecognized Since 1990 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2000 | Restricted Since 2009 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2002 | Ambiguous Since 1990 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Ambiguous Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2019 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | Equal |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!