Equality Index ? | 21 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 30 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1974 | Legal Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2008 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2023 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2022 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 6% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable | 61% Justifiable 13% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree | 49% Agree 25% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 9% Yes 80% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 93% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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