Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 |
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 1957 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1957 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1957 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1957 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | N/A |
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