Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 96 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 62 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1969 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2005 | Banned Since 1995 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Ambiguous Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2025 | Banned Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2017 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2011 | Single only Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 90% Did not mention homosexuals 10% Mentioned homosexuals | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 62% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 82% Support 8% Against | 29% Support 52% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 81% Agree 13% Disagree | 23% Agree 67% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 72% Agree 9% Disagree | 11% Agree 67% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 85% Yes 10% No | 14% Yes 74% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 76% Approve 24% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 80% Approve 20% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Favor 90% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 86% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 4% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 80% Yes 14% No | 16% Yes 74% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 80% Good place 12% Not a good place | 12% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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