Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 | Legal Since 2010 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 2002 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2003 | Restricted Since 1999 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2010 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | Region not surveyed |
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