Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1982 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2017 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Legal Since 2014 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1989 | Equal Since 1998 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 16% Support 65% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 24% Agree 65% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 21% Agree 51% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 52% Rare 38% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 46% Rare 42% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 73% Agree 20% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 83% Yes 10% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 9% Yes 86% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place |
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