Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Single only Since 2000 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal Since 1999 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable | 24% Justifiable 23% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 67% Agree 19% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 21% Good place 41% Not a good place |
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