Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 32 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1858 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2015 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1988 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 | Legal Since 1975 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized Since 2016 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2016 | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1858 | Equal Since 1984 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 78% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 43% Support 25% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 39% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 17% Agree 54% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 25% Yes 57% No | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 9% Yes 78% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 68% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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