Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 17% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1983 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1983 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1991 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1983 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1983 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1983 | Unequal |
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