Equality Index ? | 22 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 32 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1984 | Banned Since 1979 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2008 | Other punishment Since 1987 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2023 | Restricted Since 1987 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | N/A Since 1979 |
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