Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Legal, but restricted for minors |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1997 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Legal Since 2009 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Equal Since 1996 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | 9% Agree 67% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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