Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Legal Since 1947 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal Since 1947 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 51% Agree 35% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place |
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