Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 90 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 | Legal Since 1791 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2003 | Legal Since 1975 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized Since 2016 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1982 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | 91% Did not mention homosexuals 8% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 47% Justifiable 18% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 74% Support 7% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 62% Agree 29% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 63% Agree 15% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 86% Yes 11% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 21% Rare 73% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 26% Rare 57% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 85% Agree 11% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 72% Yes 19% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | 77% Yes 22% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 59% Good place 14% Not a good place |
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