Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 88 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1791 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2020 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized Since 2016 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Legal Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Equal Since 1982 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Agree 70% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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