Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 12 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1826 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Unrecognized Since 1988 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 1965 | Illegal Since 2007 |
Gender-Affirming Care | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 1999 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Varies by Region |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2016 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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