Equality Index ? | 7 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | State-enforced Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2011 |
Gender-Affirming Care | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2004 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 1991 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Equal Since 1997 |
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