Equality Index ? | 94 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 90 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Banned Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2019 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2019 | Restricted Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | No protections Since 1826 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1826 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2006 | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2019 | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2023 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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