Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1982 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1995 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2016 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2018 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2024 | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2010 | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 86% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 49% Agree 22% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 72% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 21% Rare 71% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Rare 59% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 69% Agree 27% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 72% Yes 19% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 19% Tolerate 63% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Yes 94% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 53% Good place 29% Not a good place | 4% Good place 62% Not a good place |
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