Equality Index ? | 6 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 52% Good place 28% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Legal Since 2007 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1979 | Ambiguous |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2013 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2007 |
Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2015 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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