Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 30% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 47% Agree 14% Disagree | 51% Agree 35% Disagree |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1995 | Legal Since 1947 |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | Sexual orientation only Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2008 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Step-child adoption only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2001 |
Conversion therapy | Banned | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | Equal Since 1947 |
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