Equality Index ? | 66 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 92 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2015 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2024 | Banned Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2016 | State-enforced Since 2012 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2022 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2024 | Illegal Since 2002 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2022 | Full ban Since 2022 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2025 | Illegal Since 1941 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2025 | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2015 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 66% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 21% Justifiable 38% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 66% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 48% Yes 47% No | 14% Yes 83% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 26% Favor 70% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | 50% Yes 44% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 53% Yes 40% No | 8% Yes 90% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 24% Good place 61% Not a good place | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
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