Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 5% Yes 95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 35% Did not mention homosexuals 65% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 93% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 80% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Varies by Region Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Unrecognized Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Varies by Region |
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