Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 71 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 68 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2007 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Ambiguous Since 2024 | Banned Since 1915 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2024 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal Since 1915 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal Since 1915 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2007 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 52% Good place 28% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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