Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 88 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1951 | Legal Since 1972 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2018 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 1981 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1981 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1981 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2009 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2001 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2024 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2023 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1972 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals | 96% Did not mention homosexuals 3% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable | 76% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 70% Agree 16% Disagree |
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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