- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
Public Opinion
History
Current status
(since Dec 6, 2009)
(since Dec 6, 2009)
Legal
There are no laws specifically prohibiting homosexual activities
Legal, surgery not required
Surgery and or judicial permission not required since 2016.
Current status
(since Nov 26, 2015)
(since Nov 26, 2015)
Legal, but requires surgery
New announcement made by the Justice Ministers means transgender people will be able to change their name and gender on official IDs. It is unclear whether surgery will be required or not.
Current status
(since Oct 8, 2010)
(since Oct 8, 2010)
Illegal
The law against racism and all other forms of discrimination, in article 5a explicitly includes sexual orientation and (gender) identity.
Current status
(since Oct 8, 2010)
(since Oct 8, 2010)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is protected for sexual orientation and gender identity as per the law against racism and discrimination of any kind.
Current status
(since Oct 8, 2010)
(since Oct 8, 2010)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is protected for sexual orientation and gender identity as per the law against racism and discrimination of any kind.
Current status
(since Oct 29, 1999)
(since Oct 29, 1999)
Equal
Age of consent for Anal or Vaginal sex is 14 years old.
Current status
Not banned
announced at a gala. Conversion therapy ban pending.