Equality Index ? | 44 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 39 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 49 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2023 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2018 | Banned Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1989 | Varies by Region Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2023 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2023 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 28% Agree 39% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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