Equality Index ? | 12 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Ambiguous Since 2000 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1957 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1957 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1957 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 72% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 16% Yes 58% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 19% Tolerate 63% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 28% Yes 41% No | 18% Yes 62% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 31% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 62% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 0% Justifiable 100% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 0% Did not mention homosexuals 100% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
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