Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1961 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2020 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 | Legal Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 | Legal Since 1993 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | 23% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Agree 70% Disagree | 16% Agree 58% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 44% Yes 46% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 55% Rare 25% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 51% Rare 20% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 29% Agree 61% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 25% Yes 56% No |
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 | 32% Good place 36% Not a good place |
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