Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal Since 1957 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1982 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Legal Since 2025 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2005 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1989 | Equal Since 1957 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 16% Support 65% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 24% Agree 65% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 21% Agree 51% Disagree | 42% Agree 23% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 9% Yes 86% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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