Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 18 / 100 | 5 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 30 / 100 | 7 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 6 / 100 | 3 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Legal Since 1951 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 | Banned | Banned | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Illegal Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Banned Since 2018 | Restricted Since 1987 | Banned Since 2003 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 | Unknown | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 | No protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Unknown | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal | N/A Since 1979 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed | 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 | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | 3% Yes 97% No | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 95% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
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