Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 15 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1982 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Banned Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1982 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 97% No |
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