Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1957 | Legal Since 2023 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2025 | Banned Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1989 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
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 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2025 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Legal Since 2023 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1957 | Equal Since 2023 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 23% Disagree | 28% Agree 39% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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