Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 85 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 84% Good Place 0% |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 52% Rare 38% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 46% Rare 42% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 73% Agree 20% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 83% Yes 10% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Recognized Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2001 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2014 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2002 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1998 |
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