Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Varies by Region Since 1993 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Banned Since 1995 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 1987 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Illegal Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Banned Since 2023 |
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 | Illegal | Single only Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
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