Equality Index ? | 74 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | 3% Yes 97% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1988 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Varies by Region Since 2006 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1992 | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 1992 | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1992 | No protections Since 1952 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2008 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2018 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2020 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal |
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