Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1915 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Illegal Since 1915 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal Since 1915 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
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