Equality Index ? | 39 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 16% Support 65% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 24% Agree 65% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 3% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable | 15% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree | 21% Agree 51% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 9% Yes 80% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 93% No | 9% Yes 86% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1826 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Illegal Since 1965 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections Since 1826 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1945 | No protections Since 1826 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1826 |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2016 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Unequal |
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