Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1943 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1943 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 1982 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2013 | N/A Since 1989 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 52% Did not mention homosexuals 48% Mentioned homosexuals | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 16% Support 65% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 24% Agree 65% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 21% Agree 51% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 13% Yes 85% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 6% Yes 94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 18% Yes 80% No | 9% Yes 86% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 12% Good place 81% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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