Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1971 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | Ambiguous Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2020 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal Since 2000 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1991 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2005 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1998 |
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