Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Varies by Region Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Unrecognized Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Ambiguous |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Varies by Region |
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