Equality Index ? | 64 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 84 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 44 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 44% Good Place 0% | 4% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 36% Favor 56% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 52% Did not mention homosexuals 48% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | 13% Yes 85% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 49% Yes 27% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 39% Yes 41% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 42% Did not mention homosexuals 59% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | 18% Yes 80% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | 12% Good place 81% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 31% Justifiable 42% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Ambiguous Since 2017 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2022 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1992 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1992 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned Since 2013 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | N/A Since 2013 |
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