Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1959 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Illegal Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Banned Since 2024 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 2007 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | N/A Since 2024 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
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