Equality Index ? | 24 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 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 |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 97% No | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1951 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1987 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1952 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1952 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1952 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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