Equality Index ? | 49 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1961 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1980 |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2018 | Banned Since 1980 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2023 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2023 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1993 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (1-year deferral) | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 38% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 23% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 16% Agree 58% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 44% Yes 46% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 55% Rare 25% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 51% Rare 20% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 29% Agree 61% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 25% Yes 56% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 32% Good place 36% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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