Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 13 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 38 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 | Legal Since 1869 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1946 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1861 | Equal Since 2015 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 36% Agree 55% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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