Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 17 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1973 | Restricted Since 1997 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections Since 1826 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1826 |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous Since 2007 | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | N/A |
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