Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Legal Since 1858 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1988 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 |
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 | No protections Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal Since 1858 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 43% Support 25% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 39% Agree 44% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 17% Agree 54% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | 25% Yes 57% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | 9% Yes 78% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | 11% Good place 68% Not a good place |
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