Equality Index ? | 21 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2012 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2022 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2002 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2022 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal Since 1941 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Female equal, male N/A Since 1864 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 83% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 90% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
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