Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1947 | Legal Since 1957 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 | 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 2004 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2025 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 | Legal Since 2005 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1947 | Equal Since 1957 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 35% Disagree | 42% Agree 23% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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