Equality Index ? | 42 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1992 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1946 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1994 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1992 | N/A Since 1861 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 5% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 36% Agree 55% Disagree |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place |
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