Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1974 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1979 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | Other punishment Since 2013 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted Since 1987 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | No protections Since 1979 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections Since 1979 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1979 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1974 | N/A Since 1979 |
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