Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 19 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 1945 | Gender identity only Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2000 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Equal Since 1999 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 7% Good Place 0% | 67% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 5% Favor 92% Oppose | 65% Favor 30% Oppose |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable | 24% Justifiable 23% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree | 67% Agree 19% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 9% Yes 80% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 14% Yes 69% No | 45% Yes 25% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 14% Yes 73% 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 | 21% Good place 41% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 2% Justifiable 93% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals | 71% Did not mention homosexuals 29% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 0% Justifiable 98% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals | 61% Did not mention homosexuals 39% Mentioned homosexuals |
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