Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1951 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1988 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1998 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1978 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2018 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2010 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unknown |
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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