Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Banned Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1826 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1826 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2018 | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 1949 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1949 | N/A |
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