Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 39 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1943 |
Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1943 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
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 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | N/A Since 2013 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 71% Mentioned homosexuals | 52% Did not mention homosexuals 48% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 79% 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 | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 13% Yes 85% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 21% Yes 57% No | 18% Yes 80% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 14% Good place 53% Not a good place | 12% Good place 81% Not a good place |
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