Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 1995 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Unrecognized Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Unknown |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1997 | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | 21% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | 47% Agree 14% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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