Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2020 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Agree 70% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place |
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