Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 89 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2019 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2016 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous Since 2018 | Single only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2009 | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2012 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | Equal Since 2001 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 69% Did not mention homosexuals 32% Mentioned homosexuals | 46% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 14% Justifiable 53% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 62% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 28% Agree 44% Disagree | 8% Agree 63% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 69% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 33% Approve 67% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 41% Approve 59% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 9% Favor 85% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 86% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 6% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 73% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 52% Good place 40% Not a good place | 11% Good place 53% Not a good place |
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