Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Legal Since 1910 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 1987 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Equal Since 2015 |
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