Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 64 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2022 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | 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 2020 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2022 | Single only Since 1947 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1992 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 6% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 61% Justifiable 13% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 49% Agree 25% 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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