Equality Index ? | 12 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1958 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2009 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2005 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2023 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Varies by Region |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2018 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1958 | N/A Since 1862 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Agree 72% Disagree | 44% Agree 31% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Yes 87% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place | 1% Good place 90% Not a good place |
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