Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 43% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 57% Favor 42% Oppose |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 29% Good place 63% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Ambiguous Since 2012 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal |
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