Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1983 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1991 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1991 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1991 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1983 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1983 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1983 |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 17% Good Place 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place |
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