Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 39 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2004 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2023 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | Equal Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 71% Mentioned homosexuals | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 39% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 13% Justifiable 46% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 63% Support 19% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Agree 30% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 12% Agree 60% Disagree | 14% Agree 45% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 29% Rare 67% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 32% Rare 54% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 40% Agree 55% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 42% Yes 39% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable | 15% Justifiable 50% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 21% Yes 57% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 14% Good place 53% Not a good place | 34% Good place 50% Not a good place |
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