Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 56 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2018 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 | Banned Since 1988 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal Since 2007 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 1992 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2014 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | Varies by Region |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Varies by Region Since 2019 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2017 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2017 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2022 | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 18% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 19% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 58% Support 18% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 37% Agree 44% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 37% Yes 37% No | 73% Yes 24% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 21% Justifiable 44% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 73% Yes 26% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 26% Good place 43% Not a good place | 58% Good place 38% Not a good place |
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