Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Civil unions (limited rights) Since 2024 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2012 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal Since 1996 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2006 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 1999 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Rare 30% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Rare 20% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 25% Agree 68% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 42% Yes 42% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Favor 77% Oppose |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 19% Yes 70% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place | 20% Good place 45% Not a good place |
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