Equality Index ? | 14 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 13 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 1957 | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 9% Yes 72% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 19% Tolerate 63% Not tolerate | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 2% Yes 94% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 62% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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