Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 64 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1958 |
Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Banned Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | State-enforced Since 2005 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | N/A Since 1958 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 71% Mentioned homosexuals | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 80% 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 | 4% Agree 72% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"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 | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place |
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