Equality Index ? | 95 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 90 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Banned Since 1974 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2008 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2019 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2019 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2025 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2023 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 82% Justifiable 4% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 82% Agree 6% Disagree | 9% Agree 86% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 80% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 93% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 82% Good place 4% Not a good place | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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