Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 30 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1951 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1960 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1984 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 | State-enforced Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2018 | Banned Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 97% No | Region not surveyed |
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