Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors | Legal Since 1998 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 1991 | No protections Since 1964 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | N/A |
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