- Homosexuality⚢Male illegal, female uncertain
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing GenderAmbiguous
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 14 years in prison. Not enforced. The just had its first ever pride parade on June 30, 2018. the pride parade went off without any violence.
Current status
(since Oct 4, 2004)
(since Oct 4, 2004)
Male illegal, female uncertain
Sodomy was a crime under the 1907 common law, punishable with either death or a lesser punishment at the discretion of the court. "Sodomy" has been defined by its courts as "unlawful and intentional sexual relations per anum between two human males.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2017)
(since Jan 1, 2017)
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1907)
(since Jan 1, 1907)
No protections
None exist.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1907)
(since Jan 1, 1907)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1907)
(since Jan 1, 1907)
No protections
None exist in article 20 of the criminal code.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2015)
(since Jan 1, 2015)
Equal
age of consent is 21. Homosexuality is illegal.
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