Equality Index ? | 12 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1958 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2005 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1958 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Agree 72% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place |
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