Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 42 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 24% Good Place 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 30% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1885 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Not legal Since 1885 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2010 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | N/A |
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