Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 54% Support 26% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 46% Agree 45% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 30% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable | 8% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 47% Agree 14% Disagree | 23% Agree 40% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 44% Yes 53% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 39% Yes 59% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 18% Good place 57% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1995 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation | Not legal Since 1948 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | No protections Since 1948 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2008 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1948 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Illegal Since 1948 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal Since 1945 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | Equal |
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