Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 57 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2007 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1992 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1865 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 18% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 19% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 37% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 73% Yes 24% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 21% Justifiable 44% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 73% Yes 26% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 58% Good place 38% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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