Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 49 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1975 |
Same-sex marriage | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous Since 2012 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1975 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 43% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 57% Favor 42% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 63% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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