Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 79 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 44 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 44% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 36% Favor 56% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 39% Yes 41% No | 24% Yes 55% No |
"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 | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 31% Justifiable 42% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1988 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 1994 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1992 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 1992 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1992 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2008 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions Since 2018 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Unequal |
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