Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 96 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 96 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1957 | Legal Since 1939 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1957 | Legal Since 2016 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2014 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Illegal Since 2024 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1979 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2010 | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Ambiguous | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1957 | Legal Since 1986 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1957 | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1957 | Equal Since 1976 |
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