Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1957 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2025 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | 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 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
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 Since 1947 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1957 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 23% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 84% 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 | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!