Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 27 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 21% Yes 56% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Ambiguous Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Not legal Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | State-enforced Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 |
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 Since 1964 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Ambiguous |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous |
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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