Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1957 | Legal Since 1963 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1957 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1957 | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1957 | Legal Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1957 | Equal Since 1948 |
Public Opinion | ||
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Yes 45% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 40% Yes 47% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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