Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 92 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1979 | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2022 | Banned Since 1974 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1997 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2008 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2025 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2022 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2025 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1993 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1979 | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 9% Agree 86% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 80% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 93% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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