Equality Index ? | 92 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 87 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 87% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 82% Justifiable 4% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 82% Agree 6% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 82% Good place 4% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2022 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2023 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal |
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