Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 57 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1957 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Legal Since 2025 |
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 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2025 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2005 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1957 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 18% Mentioned homosexuals | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 19% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 37% Agree 44% Disagree | 42% Agree 23% Disagree |
"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 | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"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 | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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