Equality Index ? | 80 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2018 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2025 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2018 | Single only Since 1947 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 87% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 37% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 16% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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