Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 1 / 100 | 88 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1971 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship Since 2002 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Varies by Region Since 1988 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Varies by Region Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Varies by Region Since 2011 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 1986 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1997 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Varies by Region Since 2023 |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2016 |
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