Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 24% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 30% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1885 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1885 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2010 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2014 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal |
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