Equality Index ? | 44 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 39 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 49 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2018 | Legal Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1989 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2022 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2023 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 6% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable | 61% Justifiable 13% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 28% Agree 39% Disagree | 49% Agree 25% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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