Equality Index ? | 6 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Legal Since 2024 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 1987 | No censorship Since 1990 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1974 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2024 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Equal Since 2024 |
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